PB0852 - USCGS T272, Oregon
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N 43° 32.471 W 120° 39.770
10T E 688820 N 4823568
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey elevation mark T272.
Waymark Code: WM6JFR
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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From the Deschutes/Lake County Line go south on Millican Road (L.C. Rd. 5-12D) for 6.2 miles. The elevation mark is set in a bedrock outcrop about 120 feet west of the centerline of the road which is the route of the Old Christmas Lake Road. Location marked by rock cairn. The elevation mark was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey in 1934 and marked T272.
NGS PID PB0852 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1979 45.7 KM (28.40 MI) NORTH FROM CHRISTMAS VALLEY. CHRISTMAS VALLEY PO, 2.0 MI E OF, THENCE 26.4 MI N ALONG MILLICAN RD. IN SEC 34 T23S R17E, AT X-RD, 120 FT W OF MAIN RD, 115 S OF X-RD, 12 FT E OF SMALL JUNIPER TREE, 2 FT N OF CAIRN, SET IN 4 FT BY 3 FT ROCK PROJECTING 1 FT ABOVE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: T272

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey

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

County: Lake

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

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

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NGS PID: PB0852

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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