This benchmark is located along a road section between Devils Lake and Elk Lake that was abandoned in the early 1960’s when the current alignment of the Cascade Lakes Highway was established. Road segment is now a trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness. The cap is set in a square concrete post about 18 feet west of the old centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked V358.
NGS PID PB0487 - (
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 40.8 MI N FROM ODELL LAKE LODGE. ALONG ELK LAKE ROAD, 0.9 MILE NORTH OF ELK LAKE RANGER STATION, 14 FEET NORTH OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD. WITNESS POST SET.