Benchmark: LP0238 " W 173 "
Posted by: 
JacobBarlow
N 40° 40.113 W 112° 15.374
12T E 393820 N 4502722
We found this completely by luck, just driving along the tracks and saw the witness post.
Waymark Code: WM2YX1
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2008
Views: 18
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 11.55 MI SW FROM MAGNA. 0.5 MILE NORTH ALONG 9180 WEST STREET FROM WEBSTER SCHOOL AT MAGNA, THENCE 5.4 MILES WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 40 AND 50 ALTERNATE, THENCE 5.65 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, 0.1 MILE NORTHEAST OF A ROAD CROSSING, 20 1/2 FEET WEST OF THE FIRST POLE NORTHEAST OF MILE POST 760.50, 45.4 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST RAIL, 1.7 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST, IN THE TOP OF A 4 X 6-FOOT EMBEDDED BOULDER WHICH PROJECTS 1 FOOT ON ITS WEST SIDE, ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE TRACK. SECTION 1, T 4W, R 2S.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: W 173
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Tooele
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): MILLS JUNCTION (1972)
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: LP0238
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
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