PY0036 - USCGS K12 1923 - Wyoming - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located at the turnout at Sylvan Lake on the East Entrance Road. The cap is located on a concrete post, 30 feet from lake and 60 feet southwest of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1923 and was marked K12 with an elevation of 8413.920 feet.
NGS PID PY0036 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 16.9 MI E FROM LAKE JUNCTION. 16.9 MILES EAST ALONG THE LAKE JUNCTION-EAST ENTRANCE ROAD FROM LAKE JUNCTION, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, 30 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF SYLVAN LAKE, 60 FEET SOUTH OF THE ROAD, AND 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 8413.920 K 12 1923 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 14 INCHES ABOVE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: K12 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Park USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sylvan Lake 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: PY0036 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (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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