JP0293 - USCGS MUNSON - 1939 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Triangulation station MUNSON is located about 9 miles SW of Currant, Nevada, at the junction of U.S. Hwy. 6 and NV Hwy 379. The cap is set on a square concrete monument about 93 feet SE of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1939 and was marked MUNSON.
NGS PID JP0293 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 24.1 KM (15.05 MI) SOUTHWEST ALONG US HIGHWAY 6 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 379 AT CURRANT, AT THE T JUNCTION OF A GRAVEL ROAD LEADING NORTHWEST, 0.15 KM (0.1 MI) NORTHEAST OF MILEPOST 103, 26.6 METERS (87.5 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE HIGHWAY CENTERLINE, 12.8 METERS (42 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE OLD HIGHWAY AND 10.3 METERS (34 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE EXTENDED CENTER OF THE GRAVEL ROAD. THE MARK IS 0.6 METERS SW FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 0.3 M BELOW THE HIGHWAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MUNSON Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk Monumentation type (if other): NA County: Nye USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Blue Eagle Springs NE 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: JP0293 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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