MW0297 - USC&GS 'D 505' BM - Modoc County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 41° 28.661 W 121° 09.575
10T E 653662 N 4593421
An NGS benchmark located off Lookout Rd.
Waymark Code: WMVPJN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1954 in good condition. This disk is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 4714'. The NGS datasheet description is adequate for station recovery. My more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 7.9 MI S FROM HACKAMORE. 2.2 MILES SOUTH ALONG A GRADED ROAD FROM THE WATER TOWER AT HACKAMORE, THENCE 1.6 MILES WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 139, THENCE 4.1 MILES SOUTH ALONG LOOKOUT ROAD, 0.1 MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF A ROAD LEADING EAST TO COTTON-WOOD FLAT CAMP GROUND AND WEST TO MUD LAKE, AT A SMALL RISE IN THE ROAD, IN THE TOP OF A 4-BY 3-FOOT BOULDER PROJECTING 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND, 48 1/2 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 25 FEET WEST OF A 12-INCH PINE TREE SUPPORTING TELEPHONE WIRES, 0.7 FOOT EAST OF THE WEST END OF THE BOULDER, AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: D 505

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Modoc County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Crank Mountain (1993)

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: MW0297

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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