KP0401 - USCGS ANTE NO 1 - 1954 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Reference mark ANTE NO 1 is located about 40 miles west of Ely, Nevada, along U.S. Hwy. 50. The cap is set on a square concrete monument about 85 feet south of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1954 and was marked ANTE NO 1 1954.
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (LSB) THE STATION IS ON A SMALL RISE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50, ABOUT 32 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ELY, ABOUT 28 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF EUREKA, ABOUT 9-1/2 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HAMILTON, 77 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, 17 FEET NORTH OF A SNOW FENCE, AND 7-1/2 FEET 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 WEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FOR 40.0 MILES TO A HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE STATION ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 1.5 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE WESTERLY ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 0.6 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT. THE STATION MARK, STAMPED ANTE 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MARK IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FROM A TRACK ROAD INTERSECTING FROM THE NORTH AND ABOUT 170 FEET WEST OF A TRACK ROAD LEADING SOUTH. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED ANTE NO 1 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 3 FEET NORTH OF THE SNOW FENCE. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED ANTE NO 2 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 2-1/2 FEET NORTH OF THE SNOW FENCE. THE AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED ANTE 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK THAT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE SURROUNDING SURFACE. IT IS ON A SMALL RISE ABOUT 110 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50, 1 FOOT SOUTHWEST OF A WITNESS POST, AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF A TELEPHONE POLE.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: ANTE NO 1 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk Monumentation type (if other): NA County: White Pine USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Antelope Mtn. 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: KP0401 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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