PY0639 - 1964 USCGS X297 - Montana - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located along the Red Rock Pass Road about 0.30 miles west of the summit at Red Rock Pass (Idaho/Montana state line). The cap is located about 55 feet north of road centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1964 and was marked X297.
NGS PID PY0639 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 11.9 MI SW FROM HENRYS LAKE, ID. ABOUT 1.55 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 287 FROM THE ENTRANCE TO HENRYS LAKE LODGE AT HENRYS LAKE, THENCE 10.35 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG A WINDING GRAVELED AND GRADED DIRT ROAD, ABOUT 0.3 MILE WEST OF THE MONTANA-IDAHO STATE LINE, ABOUT 0.15 MILE WEST OF A CATTLE GUARD, ON THE TOP OF RED ROCK PASS, 56 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROCK OUTCROP WHICH PROJECTS 12 INCHES, 4.1 FEET NORTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE ROAD.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: X297 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Beaverhead USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mount Jefferson 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: PY0639 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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