QD0985 - USGS 19M, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 10.281 W 121° 55.432
10T E 586029 N 4891467
USGS Benchmark 19M
Waymark Code: WM4R87
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This benchmark is located along Ore Hwy 242 about 12.3 miles SW of McKenzie Pass. The benchmark is set vertically in a large boulder, about 19 feet southeast of highway centerline. The benchmark was set by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1927 and was stamped 19M.
NGS PID QD0985 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 12.3 MI SW FROM MCKENZIE PASS. ABOUT 12.3 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 28 FROM MCKENZIE PASS, DESCHUTES COUNTY, 13.9 MILES EAST OF MCKENZIE BRIDGE, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTH FACE OF A LARGE PROMINENT ROCK, 19.0 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, JUST ABOVE A WHITE REFERENCE POST. STAMPING 19 M 27.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition

Designation: 19M

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Lane

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Linton Lake

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: QD0985

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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  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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