Benchmark 1508J - Rossland, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 01.141 W 117° 58.236
11U E 429035 N 5430023
Along the Old Cascade Highway, this benchmark will be pretty easy to find if you happen to be a geocacher.
Waymark Code: WMYQ4V
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/09/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
Views: 3

An iron pipe with a brass cap, this is about 27 kilometres west on the Old Cascade Highway from Rossland, a bit less than half way to Christina Lake. 1508J happens to have a geocache right beside it, making it much easier to find than most along the highway. The benchmarks here were monumented in 1960 and the road is maintained from Rossland to about 2 kilometres east of here; 1508J being on the unmaintained section. The rest of the road to Christina Lake is unmaintained. We travelled a few kliks of the unmaintained section, but chose not to continue on to Christina Lake so we can't comment on the road's condition through to Christina Lake. One day we'll drive the highway from the other end, looking for a few more benchmarks.
Name	Province		NTS map sheet	Unique Number
1508J	British Columbia	082F04		60C046
Rossland
Iron pipe with brass cap, on northeast side of the cascade highway, 30.3 km west of post office, 13.2 km east of the santa rosa summit, 2.4 km west of big sheep creek, where trail branches to north around a clay mound, 3.6 m from centre line of trail, 22.3 m from centre line of highway, about 1 m above road level.
From NRCAN
Unique Designation: 60C046

Marker Type: Benchmark Disk

Condition: Good

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