MW0202 - USC&GS 'P 504' BM - Siskiyou County, CA
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N 41° 41.683 W 121° 27.517
10T E 628263 N 4617029
This NGS benchmark lies just off the Lava Beds National Monument Rd within the Lava Beds National Monument in Modoc County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMFFFW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I located this benchmark after seeing it listed on a topography map as BM 4361. The benchmark is in great shape.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 3.1 MI SE FROM INDIAN WELLS. 3.1 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG A PAVED ROAD FROM THE INDIAN WELLS RANGER STATION, ON THE TOP OF A LOW RIDGE, IN THE TOP OF A 2 1/2- BY 3-FOOT LAVA OUTCROP PROJECTING 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND, 60 1/2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 5 1/2 FEET SOUTH OF A LONE JUNIPER TREE, 1.9 FEET WEST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE OUTCROP, AND ABOUT 11 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P 504

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Siskiyou 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: MW0202

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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