Benchmark: KO0208 " X 179 "
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member JacobBarlow
N 39° 13.081 W 112° 40.606
12S E 355248 N 4342310
Easy to spot with the witness post along the side of the highway.
Waymark Code: WM2EAD
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 11

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 10.9 MI SW FROM DELTA. 10.9 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT DELTA, 1 POLE NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY MILEPOST 62, 2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF MILEPOLE 638.50, 87.8 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST RAIL, 25 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 257, 4.6 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, 1.9 FEET NORTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT 6 1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE TRACK, ABOUT 1/2 FOOT LOWER THAN THE HIGHWAY, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.3 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: X 179

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: MIllard

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SUNSTONE KNOLL (1971)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: KO0208

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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