GS0257 R 671 -- Death Valley National Park CA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

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 just west of Zabriskie Point.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"GS0257 DESIGNATION - R 671
GS0257 PID - GS0257
GS0257 STATE/COUNTY- CA/INYO
GS0257 USGS QUAD - FURNACE CREEK (1988)
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GS0257 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GS0257 ___________________________________________________________________
GS0257* NAD 83(1986)- 36 25 37. (N) 116 48 49. (W) SCALED
GS0257* NAVD 88 - 173.945 (meters) 570.68 (feet) ADJUSTED
GS0257 ___________________________________________________________________
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GS0257_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
GS0257_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
GS0257_STAMPING: R 671 1942
GS0257_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
GS0257+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
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GS0257 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
GS0257 HISTORY - 1942 MONUMENTED CGS
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GS0257 STATION DESCRIPTION
GS0257
GS0257''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942
GS0257''3 MI SE FROM FURNACE CREEK INN.
GS0257''3.0 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 190, 186 FEET WEST OF
GS0257''CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY IN LINE WITH, AND EAST OF A POINT WHERE
GS0257''TWO HILLS MEET AND FORM A SMALL RAVINE. WITNESS POST SET. A
GS0257''STANDARD DISK, STAMPED R 671 1942 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A
GS0257''CONCRETE POST."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: R 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): Furnace Creek 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: GS0257 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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