MW0506 - USCGS K502 1954 - California
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N 41° 34.531 W 121° 41.434
10T E 609163 N 4603475
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark K502.
Waymark Code: WMWW3W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This benchmark is located about 4.7 miles west of Medicine Lake Guard Station along Road 43N48. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey set the disk in the top of a concrete post about 30 feet southeast of the centerline of Road 43N48. The cap is stamped K502 and was set in 1954.
NGS PID MW0506 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 4.7 MI W FROM MEDICINE LAKE. 4.7 MILES WEST ALONG A GRADED ROAD FROM MEDICINE LAKE GUARD STATION, ABOUT 24 YARDS NORTHWEST OF THE BASE OF THE NORTHWEST SLOPE OF LITTLE GLASS MOUNTAIN, 30 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 1.6 FEET NORTHWEST OF A POINT DIRECTLY UNDER A TELEPHONE LINE, 2.2 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE ROAD, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.3 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: K502

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: Siskiyou

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Little Glass Mtn

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: MW0506

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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