PY0874 - USGS CVO 84 23 - Wyoming
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 34.084 W 110° 23.175
12T E 548734 N 4935153
U.S. Geological Survey control mark 84 23.
Waymark Code: WMDNMQ
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This control mark is located about a tenth of a mile east of Lake Junction on the East Entrance Road. The cap is located in the north headwall for a culvert about 40 feet north of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascade Volcanoes Observatory in 1984 and was marked 84 23.
NGS PID PY0874 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) SE FROM LAKE JUNCTION. 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE EAST ENTRANCE HIGHWAY FROM THE JUNCTION OF CANYON JUNCTION HIGHWAY IN LAKE JUNCTION, IN TOP OF AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) WEST OF THE EAST END OF THE NORTH HEADWALL OF A STONE CULVERT, 11.9 M (39.0 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 10.0 M (32.8 FT) SOUTH OF BENCH MARK A 11. THE MARK IS 0.5 M BELOW THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: CVO 84 23

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Teton

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): 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: PY0874

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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  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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