LQ0664 - USCGS BASCO - 1965 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This triangulation station is located about 16 miles north of the community of Currie on U.S. Hwy. 93. The cap is set in a concrete monument about 100 feet east of the Hwy. 93 centerline. The monument and cap was set by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1965 and marked BASCO.
NGS PID LQ0664 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 (CAA) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES AIRLINE NORTHWEST OF CURRIE, AND ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93. TO REACH THE STATION FROM CURRIE GO NORTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 93 FOR 4.7 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT AND SIGN BUTTE VALLEY. CONTINUE NORTH ALONG THE HIGHWAY FOR 10.65 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE NORTH FOR 0.7 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT AND SIGN BUTTE VALLEY AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BASCO 1965. IT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 14 INCH CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 8 INCHES. IT IS 45 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND BUTTE VALLEY ROAD AND 42-1/2 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BASCO NO 1 1965. IT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 8 INCHES. IT IS SET IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BASCO NO 2 1965. IT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 14 INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 3 INCHES. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BASCO 1965. IT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 10 INCHES. IT IS 45.5 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY AND 3 FEET EAST OF THE WITNESS POST. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.5 METERS.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: BASCO Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk Monumentation type (if other): NA County: Elko USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Palomino Well Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): NA Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: LQ0664 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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