78H7534 - Rossland, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
N 49° 04.340 W 117° 48.150
11U E 441388 N 5435806
78H7534 is to be found in the southern, residential of Rossland, straight south of downtown Rossland.
Waymark Code: WM12MP9
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/16/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
Views: 6

Under an iron cover marked "SURVEY MON", 78H7534 was monumented in the centre of Union Avenue, east of the centre of Spokane Street. This is one whose cover proved removable, but it was so mucky within that the marker couldn't be cleaned.

Rossland, home of Olympic Gold Medalist Nancy Greene, is a high mountain town and, as such it receives a lot of snow. Its best known local attraction in the winter is Red Mountain Resort, a renowned ski resort. In the summer Rossland attracts mountain bikers from around the world to test their sills and stamina on the world class mountain bike trails surrounding the town. With all that snow inevitably comes lots of sand on the streets through the winter. Come spring and melting snow, much of that sand washes into the many benchmark valve boxes arrayed on the streets. The result is that all become filled to overflowing with sand and silt. Many (most?) become impossible to open without the use of power tools. So, most of markers submitted in Rossland include photos of the valve box, but not the actual benchmark beneath. Each is stamped British Columbia Control Survey. The datasheets suggest that the series are intended for horizontal control. The iron covers are stamped "SURVEY MON".

Name	Province 		NTS map sheet	Municipal
78H7534	British Columbia	82F.001.4.2	27-ROSSLAND
Rossland
Marker Type
TYPE 1 STANDARD CONCRETE POST

Situated in the City of Rossland. Set in E'ly portion of intersection of Union Avenue and Spokane Street.
Rossland Mon. Replacements, A. Cheveldave 1991
Marked by PCon. in E'ly portion of intersection.
Replaces O.C.M. 78H7548
From MASCOT
Photo goes Here
Unique Designation: 78H7534

Marker Type: Horizontal Control Disk

Condition: Unknown

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