DX3350: S 1251 - Joshua Tree National Park CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 33° 58.830 W 116° 00.831
11S E 591091 N 3760432
This Benchmark is 135 feet southwest of Pinto Basin Road and El Dorado Mine Road in Joshua Tree National Park, California. It's about 30 feet west of the parking lot.
Waymark Code: WMJ4DY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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1974/01/01 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 12.8 MI S FROM TWENTYNINE PALMS. 1.05 MILES EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 62 FROM THE JUNCTION OF ADOBE ROAD AT TWENTYNINE PALMS, THENCE 4.0 MILES SOUTH ALONG UTAH TRAIL, THENCE 7.8 MILES SOUTH ALONG PARK ROUTE 1, 0.4 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE JUNCTION OF AN ASPHALT ROAD TO WHITE TANK CAMPGROUND, AT THE JUNCTION OF AN ASPHALT ROAD TO A PARKING AREA, AT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF A LARGE GROUP OF BOULDERS, 128 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 33 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE ASPHALT PARKING AREA, IN THE TOP OF A 27 BY 50-FOOT EMBEDDED GRANITE BOULDER WHICH PROJECTS 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, 90 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF A DIRT ROAD LEADING SOUTH, 11.8 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A WITNESS POST, AND ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD. SEC 23, T2S, R9E.

1978/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: S 1251

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

Monumentation type (if other): n/a

County: Riverside County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Malapai Hill

Special Category (if other): n/a

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: DX3350

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Special category (optional): Not listed

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