PB0013 - USCGS A91, Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located about 0.18 mile south of the current main road crossing north of the Lost Forest. The benchmark is set in a concrete post at the edge of the Lost Forest. The dim road in published description is now very dim. The benchmark was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1934 and marked A91.
NGS PID PB0013 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 34 MI SSW FROM HAMPTON. REACHED FROM HAMPTON GO SOUTHEAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 20 FOR 7.9 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT, AT THE SIGN, STAUFFER, TURN RIGHT, AND GO SOUTH, AND SOUTHEAST ON THE MAIN TRAVELED ROAD FOR 5.2 MILES TO A CROSSROAD, TURN RIGHT, AND GO SOUTHWEST, AND SOUTH FOR 3.2 MILES TO A CROSSROAD AT THE ABANDONED SETTLEMENT OF STAUFFER, AND BENCH MARK R 90, TURN RIGHT, AND GO WEST-NORTHWEST ON THE MAIN TRAVELED ROAD, PASSING THRU 4 GATES, FOR 3.9 MILES TO A WELL, AND WATER TANKS ON THE RIGHT, CONTINUE WEST, AND SOUTHWEST FOR 3.0 MILES TO A FORK, TAKE THE LEFT FORK, AND GO SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST FOR 4.5 MILES TO A CORRAL, AND RANCH BUILDINGS, WHERE THE ROAD TURNS NORTHWEST, GO NORTHWEST FOR 0.4 MILE TO A FORK, TAKE THE RIGHT FORK, NORTHWEST, WEST, AND SOUTH FOR 4.7 MILES TO A CATTLE GUARD, CROSS CATTLE GUARD, AND GO SOUTHWEST FOR 3.3 MILES TO A REVERSE Y, AND BENCH MARK G 421 ON THE LEFT, TURN SHARP LEFT, AND GO NORTHEAST, ON DIM ROAD ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOST FOREST FOR 1.0 MILE TO THE BENCH MARK ON THE RIGHT, 0.15 MILE SOUTH OF THE MAIN TRAVELED ROAD, 21 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A ROAD FORKS, 7 FEET NORTH OF A JUNIPER TREE WITH A WITNESS SIGN NAILED ON IT, AND 2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD, IN AN 8-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 4-INCHES.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: A91 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Lake USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Moonlight Butte Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: PB0013 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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