KP0317 - USCGS WYTE - 1957 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Triangulation station WYTE is located about 5 miles NW of Baker, Nevada, near the junction of U.S. Hwy. 6/50. The cap is set in the top of buried boulder. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1957 and was marked WYTE.
NGS PID KP0317 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (WRH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON HIGH GROUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NEVADA STATE HIGHWAY 73 WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND 6. IT IS ABOUT 4 MILES AIRLINE NORTHWEST OF BAKER. TO REACH FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN BAKER, GO NORTHWEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 73 FOR 4.5 MILES TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WYTE 1957, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 30-INCH BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES. IT IS 160 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 265 FEET WEST-NORTHWEST OF A HIGHWAY SIGN NEVADA 73, 27 FEET WEST OF A SHALLOW DRAIN DITCH AND 12 FEET WEST OF A STANDARD WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WYTE NO 1 1957, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 2-FOOT BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 8 INCHES. IT IS 23 FEET NORTH OF THE DRAIN DITCH AND ABOUT 2 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WYTE NO 2 1957, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN AN 18-INCH BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES. IT IS 30 FEET WEST OF THE DRAIN DITCH AND ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE STATION. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WYTE 1957, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A PROMINENT GRAY BOULDER THAT IS ABOUT 8 FEET IN DIAMETER AND IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VICINITY. IT IS 0.1 MILE SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND 6 AND 50 YARDS SOUTH OF A TRACK ROAD. TO REACH FROM THE STATION, GO NORTHWEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 73 FOR 0.2 MILE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND 6. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND 6 FOR 0.2 MILE. LEAVE HIGHWAY AND GO SOUTH CROSS COUNTRY FOR 0.1 MILE TO LARGE BOULDER AND AZIMUTH MARK IN ITS TOP.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: WYTE 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): Baker Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): NA Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: KP0317 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

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