KP0214 - NGS Q420 - 1984 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Vertical control mark Q420 is located about 19 miles SW of Ely, Nevada along U.S. Hwy. 6. The vertical control mark is steel rod under hinged cover about 200 feet SE of highway centerline. The mark was set by the National Geodetic Survey in 1984 and was marked Q420 1984.
NGS PID KP0214 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 29.9 KM (18.6 MI) SW FROM ELY. 29.9 KM (18.6 MI) SOUTHWEST ALONG US HIGHWAY 6 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH US HIGHWAY 93 AT ELY, AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF A DIRT CUT, 0.6 KM (0.4 MI) NORTHEAST OF MILEPOST 19, 60.6 METERS (199 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE HIGHWAY CENTERLINE, 59.9 METERS (196.5 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST END OF A WOODEN BRACE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE, 23.3 METERS (76.5 FT) NORTHEAST OF TELEPHONE POLE 365 AND 0.5 METER (1.5 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE. NOTE--ROD WAS DRIVEN TO A DEPTH OF 3 FEET, BELIEVED IMBEDDED IN RHYOLITE BED ROCK WHICH IS PREDOMINATE IN THE AREA. THE MARK IS 0.5 METERS SW FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 0.3 M BELOW THE HIGHWAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Q420 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark Monumentation type (if other): NA County: White Pine USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Preston Reservoir 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: KP0214 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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