KP0215 - NGS M420 - 1984 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Vertical control mark M420 is located about 17 miles SW of Ely, Nevada along U.S. Hwy. 6. The vertical control mark is steel rod under hinged cover about 195 feet NW of highway centerline. The mark was set by the National Geodetic Survey in 1984 and was marked M420 1984.
NGS PID KP0215 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 27.0 KM (16.8 MI) SW FROM ELY. 27.0 KM (16.8 MI) SOUTHWEST ALONG US HIGHWAY 6 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH US HIGHWAY 93 AT ELY, AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF A SHORT LOW CUT, 0.35 KM (0.2 MI) NORTHEAST OF MILEPOST 21, 59.6 METERS (195.5 FT) NORTHWEST ACROSS THE OLD HIGHWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY CENTERLINE, 34.9 METERS (114.5 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE OLD HIGHWAY, 2.4 METERS (8 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST END OF A WOODEN FENCE BRACE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE. THE MARK IS 0.5 METERS SW FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 1.2 M BELOW THE HIGHWAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: M420 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: KP0215 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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