PY0140 - USCGS T9 1923 - Wyoming - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located at Virginia Cascades on the old road between Norris Junction and Canyon Junction. The cap is located about 160 feet east of the top of Virginia Cascades in road cut on north side of road. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1923 and was marked T9 with an elevation of 7757.576 feet.
NGS PID PY0140 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 2.9 MI E FROM NORRIS JUNCTION. 2.9 MILES EAST ALONG THE NORRIS JUNCTION-CANYON JUNCTION ROAD FROM NORRIS JUNCTION, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, 1/8 MILE WEST OF THE THIRD MILEPOST FROM NORRIS JUNCTION, 153 FEET EAST OF VIRGINIA CASCADES, NORTH OF THE ROAD, 2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD, AND IN A ROCK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 7757.576 T 9 1923.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: T9 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Park USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Norris Junction 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: PY0140 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

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   09/30/2010 Volcanoguy visited it