RC1047 - USCGS P274, Washington
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N 45° 49.088 W 121° 07.259
10T E 645971 N 5075557
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark P274
Waymark Code: WM850T
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2010
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This benchmark is located along Wash. Hwy. 142 about 1.85 miles northeast of Klickitat, Washington, just before MP 15. The cap is set on a 3.5 inch pipe which rises about 12 inches above ground about 40 feet SE of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1946 and was marked P274.
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1968. MARK IS 1.85 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 142 FROM THE KLICKITAT POST OFFICE, AT A Y INTERSECTION WHERE A GRAVEL ROAD BEARS RIGHT, 42 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 24 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE GRAVEL ROAD, 21 FEET EAST OF A POWER POLE, 3 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH END OF A FILL. A STANDARD DISK ON A 3 1/2-INCH PIPE WHICH PROJECTS 10 INCHES. A METAL WITNESS POST WAS SET SIX INCHES SOUTHEAST OF THE MARK.