KP0087 - USCGS Z31 - 1933 - Nevada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 39° 15.559 W 114° 52.155
11S E 683838 N 4347717
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark Z31.
Waymark Code: WMTPM3
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This benchmark is located on the Nevada Northern Railroad Depot in Ely, Nevada. The cap is set vertically in a building stone at the NW corner of the Depot. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1933 and was marked Z31 and 6386.001.
NGS PID KP0087 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 IN EAST ELY. AT EAST ELY, WHITE PINE COUNTY, AT THE NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION, IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A SANDSTONE BUILDING, AND ABOUT 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 6386.001 Z 31 1933 AND SET VERTICALLY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Z31

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

Monumentation type (if other): NA

County: White Pine

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): East Ely

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: KP0087

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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