PB0221 - ODOT P315, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 51.423 W 121° 24.492
10T E 627927 N 4857227
Oregon State Highway Department benchmark P315
Waymark Code: WM3ZJ8
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This benchmark is located about 0.9 miles south of Lava Cast Forest Road along the old 1926 alignment of Hwy 97 about 40 feet east of the old centerline in roadcut. The cap was set in bedrock outcrop above road by the Oregon State Highway Department in 1929 and was stamped P315, 4376.888 feet.
NGS PID PB0221 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1931 14.5 MI N FROM LAPINE. 14.5 MILES NORTH OF LAPINE ALONG THE HIGHWAY IN A ROCK OUTCROP ABOUT 8 FEET ABOVE ROAD LEVEL, 40 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE CALIFORNIA-THE DALLES HIGHWAY, 75 FEET NORTH OF ELK LAKE ROAD, 0.5 MILES NORTH OF M.P. 158.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P315

Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR)

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

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Anns Butte

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: PB0221

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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