MW0204 - USC&GS 'R 504' BM - Modoc County, CA
N 41° 40.667 W 121° 26.400
10T E 629847 N 4615177
This NGS benchmark lies just off the Lava Beds National Monument Rd within the Lava Beds National Monument in Modoc County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMFFEG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2012
Views: 2
I located this benchmark after seeing it listed on a topography map as BM 4322. The benchmark and the original wooden witness post are in great shape.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 4.8 MI SE FROM INDIAN WELLS. 4.8 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG A PAVED ROAD FROM THE INDIAN WELLS RANGER STATION, AT THE INTERSECTION OF A GRADED ROAD LEADING WEST AND A TRACK ROAD LEADING EAST, 58 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION, 45 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 36 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE TRACK ROAD, 2.6 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE ROAD, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.4 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: R 504
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Modoc County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Caldwell Butte (1993)
Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: MW0204
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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