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LT0195 - USC&GS 'P 257 RESET 1970' BM - Lassen County, CA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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LT0195 - USC&GS 'P 257 RESET 1970' BM - Lassen County, CA
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N 40° 40.867 W 120° 39.633
10T E 697704 N 4505991
This NGS benchmark is located just off Highway 139 in Lassen County.
Waymark Code:
WMVVDF
Location:
California, United States
Date Posted:
05/28/2017
Published By:
Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey RESET benchmark from 1970 in good condition. This disk is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 5118'. The NGS datasheet description is adequate for station recovery and the posted NGS coordinates will place you very close to this mark.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1970 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 25.8 MI N FROM SUSANVILLE. ABOUT 25.8 MILES NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 139 FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 139 AND HIGHWAY 36 IN SUSANVILLE, ON THE EAST SIDE OF EAGLE LAKE AT POST MILE 25.80, 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE BEGINNING OF A 723-FOOT LONG CURVE TO THE LEFT IN THE HIGHWAY, 70 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, SET IN THE TOP OF A 2 1/2 BY 7 FOOT LAVA ROCK OUTCROP PROJECTING ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND MARKED BY A METAL WITNESS POST.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
P 257 RESET 1970
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
Lassen County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Troxel Point (1995)
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):
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NGS PID:
LT0195
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
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Special Category (if other):
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A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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