W 26 RESET - Ridgway, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Szuchie
N 41° 25.234 W 078° 43.835
17T E 689649 N 4587931
This National Geodetic Survey Vertical Control Mark is located in the stairs leading up to the Ridgway, PA Post Office.
Waymark Code: WMF5EW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

This National Geodetic Survey Vertical Control Mark (designated W 26 RESET) is located in the concrete stairs leading up to the Ridgway, PA post office.

The mark is set in concrete, and level with the top of the stairs, only a few feet from the front door (if you are facing the front of the post office, the mark will be to the right of the front entrance).

The benchmark is in excellent condition and stamped with the date: 1991.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: W 26 RESET

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Elk

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ridgway

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: MA2405

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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