Benchmark: LO0470 " V 17 "
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member JacobBarlow
N 40° 19.642 W 111° 45.618
12T E 435411 N 4464370
An easy to locate Benchmark along the railroad right of way.
Waymark Code: WM2F6T
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 3.7 MI SE FROM AMERICAN FORK. 3.7 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD FROM AMERICAN FORK, UTAH COUNTY, 35 FEET NORTH OF THE STATION AT GENEVA, OPPOSITE MILEPOST 710, 20 FEET NORTH OF A GATE, AND 48 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE TRACK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 4503.616 V 17 1927 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: V 17

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Utah

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): PELICAN POINT (1992)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: LO0470

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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