MW0567 - USCGS L504 1954 - California
Posted by: Volcanoguy
N 41° 42.554 W 121° 31.572
10T E 622612 N 4618542
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark L504
Waymark Code: WMWW43
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2017
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This benchmark is located about 2 miles north of Mammoth Crater along the Lava Beds-Medicine Lake Road. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey set the disk in the top of a 5 foot by 6 foot lava outcrop about 45 feet east of the centerline of the road. The cap is stamped L504 and was set in 1954.
NGS PID MW0567 - (
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 2 MI NE FROM MAMMOTH CRATER. 2.0 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG A DIRT ROAD FROM MAMMOTH CRATER, IN THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE TOP OF A 5- BY 6-FOOT LAVA OUTCROP ON THE TOP OF A SMALL LAVA KNOLL PROJECTING 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, 127 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD AT THE SUMMIT OF THE HILL, 46 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 28 1/2 FEET EAST OF A LONE 10-INCH PINE TREE, AND ABOUT 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD.