NGS Benchmark SS1236 Great Falls MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ZenPanda
N 47° 30.483 W 111° 19.233
12T E 475861 N 5261674
Metal rod under standard cap located under a tree near US bank drive thru.
Waymark Code: WM1A21
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 25

1/1/1978 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 2000 SET IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LAWN AT THE FIRST WESTSIDE NATIONAL BANK, LOCATED BETWEEN FIFTH STREET SOUTHWEST AND SIXTH STREET SOUTHWEST, AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CENTRAL AVENUE WEST, 97 FEET NORTH OF THE MOST NORTHERLY POST OF THE BANK SIGN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CENTRAL AVENUE, 17 FEET WEST OF THE WEST CURB OF FIFTH STREET, AND 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CURB OF ALLEY. NOTE=BASIC NET A LEVEL LINE JUNCTION MARK. THE MARK IS 1 FT ABOVE THE STREET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y 425

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Cascade

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

NGS PID: http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=SS1236

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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