Where Colorado Meets the Pan & Handle of Nebraska
Posted by: DuneStalker
N 41° 00.141 W 102° 03.093
13T E 747975 N 4543206
The Waymark is at Benchmark MN0401, which is a horizontal control disk (brass) set in the top of a sculpted boulder, at the north-east corner of Colorado and the south-east corner of the Nebraska panhandle.
Waymark Code: WM9BGJ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2010
Views: 23
This marker is quite easy to reach unless it has rained recently as the dirt/gravel roads can get quite messy. The directions follow:
1. I-80 Exit #107 for NE 25B toward Big Springs.
2. Continue onto Rd 209 for 456 ft, heading South.
3. Turn left at Rd 8 and go 1.1 miles, heading East.
4. Turn right at Rd 211/W Q S/Rd West Q S and go 3.1 miles, heading South.
5. Arrive at the intersection of 36.3 & 63.2 and the intersection of Rd 2 and Rd 211.
This will make more sense when you arrive, since you'll be at the intersection of 4 counties from 2 states.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monumentation Type (if other): Disk in concrete
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: Plaques from each of the four counties were placed in their respective positions around the granite post on a 14-foot square concrete slab on September 24, 1976. Sometime afterward, a wrought-iron fence was erected around the slab, replacing the original chain-link fence. The monument is co-owned by the states of Colorado and Nebraska.
County: Sedgwick
USGS Quad: Big Springs
NGS PID: MN0401
Approximate date of monument: 06/01/1933
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.