MW0207 - USC&GS 'T 504' BM - Modoc County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 41° 39.983 W 121° 23.900
10T E 633338 N 4613975
This NGS benchmark lies just off the Lava Beds National Monument Rd within the Lava Beds National Monument in Modoc County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMFFBZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I located this benchmark after seeing it listed on a topography map as BM 4264. The benchmark is in great shape although the original wooden witness post has burned down to the base from a fire that spread through the area in 2005.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 7.5 MI SE FROM INDIAN WELLS. 5.9 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG A PAVED ROAD FROM THE INDIAN WELLS RANGER STATION, THENCE 1.6 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG A DIRT ROAD, ON THE EAST SIDE OF A RIDGE, IN THE TOP OF A 4- BY 3-FOOT ROCK OUTCROP, 78 1/2 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 67 FEET NORTH OF THE EAST END OF THE NORTH CUT BANK, 36.6 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF A 4- BY 8-FOOT OUTCROP PROJECTING 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AND ABOUT 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: T 504

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Modoc County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Caldwell Butte (1993)

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

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: MW0207

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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