MON-165 - Cascade, BC, Canada
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N 49° 00.004 W 118° 13.468
11U E 410440 N 5428185
This consists of three monuments - Mon-165 (steel), west of the railway, 165A, west side of the highway, and 165B, east side of the highway - all on the border.
Waymark Code: WMFPT9
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
Views: 1
Unique Number : 377241
Name : MON-165
Established by : International Boundary Commission - Nrcan
Province : BC
Prov. Identifier : None
NTS Map No : 082E01
Latitude : N49 00' 00.2422 +/- 0.005 m Std Dev. (68% confidence level)
Longitude : W118 13' 27.9149 +/- 0.009 m Std Dev. (68% confidence level)
Ellipsoid Height : 487.54 m +/- 0.010 m Std Dev. (68% confidence level)
LOC ON THE CANADA-US BOUNDARY NEAR CASCADE, B.C.-LAURIER, WASH RD CROSSING. IT IS ABOUT 39 M W OF C/L OF RD AND ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN MAIN LINE AND SIDING OF BURLINTON NORTHERN RAILROAD. REACH BY DRIVING E FROM GRAND FORKS, TURN RIGHT ON HWY #395 FOR SPOKANE, ARRIVING AT CANADA CUSTOMS (4.1 KM). MON IS ACROSS RD FROM CANADA CUSTOMS. MKD BY AN IBC OBELISK, 1.4 M HIGH, SET ON A 60 CM SQUARE CONC BASE. NOTE: GSC BM 860J IS LOC UNDER BARB WIRE FENCE ON BOUNDARY APPROX 70 M TO THE W.
Type of survey mark: Steel and concrete monuments
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
They're on the Canada-US border, one on each side of the highway - easy to spot. The third is near the RR tracks to the west. NRCAN data sheets have explicit instructions to their location.
What property is this mark defining?:
Canada-US boundary
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