KP0244 - USCGS SIGN - 1954 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Triangulation station SIGN is located about 7 miles south of Ely, Nevada at the junction of U.S. Hwy. 6/50/93 and NV Hwy. 486. The cap is set in the top buried concrete monument. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1954 and was marked SIGN.
NGS PID KP0244 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (LSB) THE STATION IS ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELY, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF A PORTION OF THE OLD HIGHWAY WITH A BLADED ROAD. IT IS 110 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A SIGN 6 CAVE CREEK, 12 DUCK CREEK, ETC., 76 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE OLD HIGHWAY, 55 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF A SIGN STEPTOE CREEK FOREST CAMP, ETC., 37 FEET SOUTH OF OF THE CENTER OF THE BLADED ROAD, AND 8-1/2 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST. THE STATION CAN BE REACHED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FIFTH AND AULTMAN STREETS IN ELY (1 BLOCK NORTH OF THE POST OFFICE) BY GOING EASTERLY ON U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FOR 1.2 MILES TO A HIGHWAY JUNCTION. TURN RIGHT ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 6, 50, AND 93 AND GO SOUTH FOR 7.7 MILES TO A BLADED ROAD TO THE LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO EASTERLY FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS TO THE STATION AS DESCRIBED. THE STATION MARK, STAMPED SIGN 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 10 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED SIGN NO 1 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS FROM THE GROUND ABOUT 3 INCHES. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED SIGN NO 2 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS FROM THE GROUND ABOUT 6 INCHES. THE AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED SIGN 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS FROM THE GROUND ABOUT 3 INCHES. IT IS 38 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE BLADED ROAD AND 1-1/2 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST. THE MARK CAN BE REACHED FROM THE STATION BY FOLLOWING THE BLADED ROAD EASTERLY FOR 0.35 MILE TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT.
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 (LS) THE STATION MARK, AZIMUTH MARK AND REFERENCE MARK 1 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS FOUND DESTROYED SO REFERENCE MARK 3 WAS SET ON THIS DATE. THE 1954 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS-- THE STATION MARK IS 226 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 74 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF AN ABANDONED SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY, 51.7 FEET WEST OF A FENCE CORNER, 40 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVELED ROAD, AND 3.7 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK 3 IS A C AND GS REFERENCE MARK DISK STAMPED SIGN 1954 NO 3 1970 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE OLD REFERENCE MARK 1 CONCRETE POST AND IS 85 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE GRAVELED ROAD, 71.7 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE FENCE CORNER, 49.8 FEET SOUTH OF THE WITNESS POST, AND 0.3 FOOT BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELY

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: SIGN Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk Monumentation type (if other): NA County: White Pine USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Comins Lake 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: KP0244 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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