KP0168 - USCGS Z43 - 1934 - Nevada
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N 39° 24.563 W 115° 41.801
11S E 612205 N 4363018
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark Z43.
Waymark Code: WMVB4N
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Benchmark Z43 is located about 23 miles east of Eureka, Nevada, along U.S. Hwy. 50 at Pancake Summit. The cap is set on a square concrete monument about 55 feet north of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1934 and was marked Z43 1934.
NGS PID KP0168 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1937 22.6 MI SE FROM EUREKA. IN WHITE PINE COUNTY, 22.6 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY WAY 50 FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT EUREKA, EUREKA COUNTY, ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF A SIGN ELKO AND THE JUNCTION OF A ROAD LEADING NORTH, 200 FEET WEST OF A LARGE GROVE OF CEDAR TREES EXTENDING NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY, ON THE SUMMIT OF A HILL, AND 54 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED Z 43 1934 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Z43

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

Monumentation type (if other): NA

County: White Pine

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pancake Summit

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: KP0168

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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