KQ0083 - USCGS FRONTIER NO 2 - 1954 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Reference mark FRONTIER NO 2 is located about 12 miles southeast of Austin, Nevada, along U.S. Hwy. 50 and then 0.15 miles southwest on NV Hwy. 376. The cap is set on a round concrete monument about 235 feet northwest of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1954 and was marked FRONTIER 1954.
NGS PID KQ0083 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 11.9 MI SE FROM AUSTIN. 11.7 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG U. S. HIGHWAY 50 FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT AUSTIN, THENCE 0.15 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 8 A, 236.6 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 50.7 FEET NORTHWEST OF TRIANGULATION STATION FRONTIER, 1.5 FEET EAST OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT 14 FEET HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.2 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: FRONTIER NO 2 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk Monumentation type (if other): NA County: Lander USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Simpson Park Canyon 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: KQ0083 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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