PB0590 - OSHD E73, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 02.883 W 120° 48.016
10T E 679159 N 4768498
Oregon State Highway Department bench mark E73.
Waymark Code: WM2A19
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 12

This bench mark is located at the summit of the Picture Rock Pass on Ore. Hwy. 31 about 6 miles north of Summer Lake. The bench mark is set in concrete on rock outcrop about 100 feet south of highway centerline. The bench mark was set by the Oregon State Highway Department in 1931 and was marked E73. There is great set of Indian Petroglyphs on the back side of the boulder that this benchmark is in front of.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E73

Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR)

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

County: Lake

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Egli Rim

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: PB0590

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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