Benchmark: LO0794 " 5 12 A "
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member JacobBarlow
N 40° 03.372 W 111° 55.029
12T E 421775 N 4434397
We recovered this concrete monument Benchmark, it has been knocked over and broken, but is still readable.
Waymark Code: WM2JY7
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1948 LOCATED ON LOW GREASEWOOD-COVERED RIDGE.

TO REACH FROM ELBERTA, DRIVE N. ON RD. FOR ABOUT 9.0 MI. TO RD. FORKS, TURN RIGHT E. AND DRIVE TO ABANDONED HOUSE AND CORRAL TURN N. AND FOLLOW 1.0 MI. TO GATE IN FENCE CORNER, CONTINUE ABOUT 0.4 MI. TO DIM RD. BEARING NE. FOLLOW ABOUT 1000 FT. STATION IS ABOUT 600 FT. S. ON SAGE BRUSH RAISED GROUND.

STATION MARK - USBR TRIANGULATION CONCRETE POST INSCRIBED ---USRS NO JUNE 4 1912---

REFERENCE MARKS - NONE.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition

Designation: 5 12 A

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Concrete Monument

County: UTAH

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): GOSHEN VALLEY NORTH (1994)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: LO0794

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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