Geodetic Control Monument EBM 2 - Gold Canyon, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
N 33° 22.535 W 111° 28.551
12S E 455737 N 3693025
This marker is halfway up a small hill in the desert community of Gold Canyon.
Waymark Code: WM16HG8
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

This dark bronze colored disk is cemented into the rock on a hillside. It is stamped, Geodetic Control Monument Maricopa County D.O.T. There is a cross at the center and surrounding it is a rough outline of Maricopa County. Above the county outline is FCDNC P-Pole. Below the outline is EBM 2 2003. The marker is located approximately 216.5 feet from the end of S. Alamos Way at an angle of 32.84 degrees.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Geodetic Control Monument Maricopa County D.O.T. There is a cross at the center and surrounding it is a rough outline of Maricopa County. Above the county outline is FCDNC P-Pole. Below the outline is EBM 2 2003

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Maricopa County Department of Transportation

Monumentation type: Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey

County: Pinal County

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

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