NZ0033 - USCGS 'A 60' BM - Jackson County, OR
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N 42° 48.968 W 122° 28.872
10T E 542412 N 4740527
This NGS benchmark is located along Hwy 62 in Jackson County, OR.
Waymark Code: WMJB8W
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1931 in good condition. It is monumented on top of a square, concrete post projecting about five inches above the ground. There are two witness posts near the station (one wooden, one metal) that make for easy recovery. The NGS datasheet description is adequate for station recovery. My posted coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1931 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1931 4.5 MI N FROM PROSPECT. ABOUT 4.5 MILES NORTH ALONG THE CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY FROM PROSPECT, JACKSON COUNTY, 28 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 6 FEET NORTH OF A 6-FOOT TREE. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED A 60 1931 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

01/01/1960 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: A 60

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Jackson County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): PROSPECT NORTH (1989)

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

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

NGS PID: NZ0033

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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