SCOTTSBLUFF - Scotts Bluff National Monument - Gering, Nebraska
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 41° 50.289 W 103° 41.920
13T E 608047 N 4632624
This Triangulation Station can be found at the top of Scotts Bluff.
Waymark Code: WM84V7
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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In the description of the station marker states:

ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTTSBLUFF AND 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF GERING, ON HIGHEST POINT OF SCOTTS BLUFF, A NATIONAL MONUMENT

In order to find this marker, go to the top parking lot of the Scotts Bluff National Monument. Follow the directions to the Saddleback Trail. Marker is at the highest point of the bluff.

An interesting point the National Parks Service makes is that when the marker was placed in 1933, it was even with the rock the marker was placed. The column has not moved, but rather the rock has eroded from around it.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SCOTTSBLUFF

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Scotts Bluff County

Special category (optional): Mountain summit marks

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=MN0634

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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