KQ0428 - USCGS MOOR NO 2 - 1954 - Nevada - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Reference mark MOOR NO 2 is located about 24 miles west of Austin, Nevada, along U.S. Hwy. 50. The cap is set on a round concrete monument about 600 feet north-northeast of highway at New Pass Summit. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1954 and was marked MOOR NO 2 1954. The concrete monument with cap for MOOR is currently setting about 5 feet from MOOR NO 2.
NGS PID KQ0428 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1967 DESCRIPTION AND POSITION LISTED IN NGS QUAD 39117-1, STATION 1016. REACHED BY HELICOPTER. NOTE BY USGS, 1967--TO REACH FROM POST OFFICE IN AUSTIN, GO W. ON NEW HIGHWAY 50 FOR 23.4 MI. TO A RD. RIGHT, GO RIGHT UPHILL, TO RIGHT OF WAY FENCE AND GATE AND STATION SITE. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED MOOR NO 2 1954, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A CONCRETE CYLINDER FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 29-1/2 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE DIRT ROAD AND ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MOOR 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): Mount Airy 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: KQ0428 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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