GS0214 Z 671 -- Death Valley National Park CA
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N 36° 22.074 W 116° 42.057
11S E 526826 N 4024796
An NGS BM set in a boulder along CA SH 190 near the remote fee station
Waymark Code: WMQVEA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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CA SH 190 from Death Valley Junction has NGS BMs placed about every mile, for those willing to get off the road and hike a few dozen yards into the desert for them. Many still sport original wooden witness posts and wooded frames.

This BM is located near the fee station on the east side of the park.

From the NGS Datasheet:

"GS0214 DESIGNATION - Z 671
GS0214 PID - GS0214
GS0214 STATE/COUNTY- CA/INYO
GS0214 USGS QUAD - RYAN (1988)
GS0214
GS0214 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GS0214 ___________________________________________________________________
GS0214* NAD 83(1986)- 36 22 05. (N) 116 42 02. (W) SCALED
GS0214* NAVD 88- 648.206 (meters) 2126.66 (feet) ADJUSTED
GS0214
GS0214_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
GS0214_SETTING: 80 = SET IN A BOULDER
GS0214_STAMPING: Z 671 1942
GS0214_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
GS0214+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
GS0214
GS0214 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
GS0214 HISTORY - 1942 MONUMENTED CGS
GS0214
GS0214 STATION DESCRIPTION
GS0214
GS0214''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942
GS0214''11.3 MI SE FROM FURNACE CREEK INN.
GS0214''11.3 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 190, 0.65 MILE EAST
GS0214''OF CHECKING STATION, 72 FEET SOUTH OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY.
GS0214''A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED Z 671 1942 AND SET IN A BOULDER."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Z 671

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Inyo Co CA

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ryan

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: GS0214

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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