DX0138: 603 69 - Desert Hot Springs CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 33° 57.676 W 116° 35.099
11S E 538343 N 3757938
This Benchmark is on the south side of Pierson Blvd, 300 feet east of Worsley Road in Desert Hot Springs, California.
Waymark Code: WMJ46Z
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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1969/01/01 by CA-065 (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY RIVERSIDE COUNTY CALIFORNIA 1969 4.6 MI W FROM DESERT HOT SPRINGS. 4.6 MILES WEST ALONG PIERSON BLVD. FROM POST OFFICE IN DESERT HOT SPRINGS 50 FT. SOUTH OF PIERSON BLVD. 13 FT. SOUTH OF SOUTHERLY CURB LINE OF PIERSON BLVD. 10 FT. SOUTH OF PP 41246 CWT. 2 FT. NORTH OF MARKER POST AND LEVEL WITH PIERSON BLVD. SET A STANDARD BRASS DISK IN A CONCRETE POST 6 IN. ABOVE GROUND.

1978/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1986/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 7.45 KM (4.63 MI) WEST ALONG PIERSON BOULEVARD FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DESERT HOT SPRINGS, 0.10 KM (0.06 MI) EAST OF THE CROSSING OF THE OLD 29 PALMS HIGHWAY, 15.8 METERS (52 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE BOULEVARD AND 3.0 METERS (10 FT) SOUTH OF POWER POLE 1905261E. THE MARK IS 0.5 METERS N FROM A WITNESS POST THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE ROAD.

1988/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 603 69

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Riverside County

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

Monumentation type (if other): n/a

County: Riverside County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Desert Hot Springs

Special Category (if other): n/a

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: DX0138

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

Special category (optional): Not listed

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