This is one of three benchmarks at Denver's amazing Union Station, now a hotel and restaurant redevelopment in the busy LoDo area (Lower Downtown) district of Denver. This C&GS benchmark disk is on the east wall by the south entrance to the station.
The other marks here are KK0351 5181=X1 Reset and KK0352 T 54.
From the NGS Datasheet: (
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KK0353 DESIGNATION - X 23
KK0353 PID - KK0353
KK0353 STATE/COUNTY- CO/DENVER
KK0353 COUNTRY - US
KK0353 USGS QUAD - ARVADA (1994)
KK0353
KK0353 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
KK0353 ______________________________________________________________________
KK0353* NAD 83(1986) POSITION- 39 45 09.8 (N) 105 00 01.6 (W) HD_HELD2
KK0353* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 1581.718 (meters) 5189.35 (feet) ADJUSTED
KK0353 ______________________________________________________________________
KK0353
KK0353_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
KK0353_SETTING: 36 = SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE
KK0353_SP_SET: BUILDING
KK0353_STAMPING: X 23 1929
KK0353_MARK LOGO: CGS
KK0353_MAGNETIC: O = OTHER; SEE DESCRIPTION
KK0353_STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
KK0353_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR
KK0353+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - June 11, 2006
KK0353
KK0353 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
KK0353 HISTORY - 1929 MONUMENTED CGS
KK0353 HISTORY - 1955 GOOD CGS
KK0353 HISTORY - 19910923 GOOD NGS
KK0353 HISTORY - 20010303 GOOD METRSC
KK0353 HISTORY - 20020722 GOOD CODOT
KK0353 HISTORY - 20050213 GOOD NGS
KK0353 HISTORY - 20060611 GOOD USPSQD
KK0353 HISTORY - 20070322 GOOD GEOCAC
KK0353 HISTORY - 20090627 GOOD GEOCAC
KK0353
KK0353 STATION DESCRIPTION
KK0353
KK0353'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955
KK0353'AT DENVER.
KK0353'AT DENVER, DENVER COUNTY, AT THE INTERSECTION OF SEVENTEENTH
KK0353'AND WYNKOOP STREETS, AT UNION STATION, IN THE EAST WALL OF THE
KK0353'SOUTH WING OF THE ORIGINAL STONE BUILDING, 5 FEET NORTH OF
KK0353'THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE BAGGAGE ROOM, SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN
KK0353'ENTRANCES TO THE STATION, IN THE STONE FOUNDATION, AND 2.5 FEET
KK0353'ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED X 23 1929 AND SET
KK0353'VERTICALLY.
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (1991)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1991
KK0353'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (2001)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER 2001 (HWS)
KK0353'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (2002)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2002 (JTG)
KK0353'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2005 (DW)
KK0353'UNION STATION IS AT 1701 WYNKOOP STREET. ENTRANCE REFERRED TO, NO
KK0353'LONGER GOES TO BAGGAGE CLAIM.
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (2006)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2006
KK0353'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (2007)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2007 (TFW)
KK0353'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED
KK0353
KK0353 STATION RECOVERY (2009)
KK0353
KK0353'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2009 (LPC)
KK0353'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."