PY1076 - NGS Y368 1987, Wyoming - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This vertical control mark is located along the Northeast Entrance Road about 25 miles east of Tower Junction. The mark is steel rod in a 5-inch logo cap located about 70 feet southwest of Barronette Peak sign and about 70 feet west of road centerline. The mark was set by the National Geodetic Survey in 1987 and is marked Y368.
NGS PID PY1076 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 (MRM) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AT THIS DATE. THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 6.4 KM (4 MI) SOUTHWEST OF SILVER LAKE MT, IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, ALONG THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE ROAD. OWNERSHIP--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AT SILVER GATE, GO SOUTHWESTERLY FOR 6.4 KM (4.0 MI) ON THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION IS A PUNCH MARK ON TOP OF A STAINLESS STEEL ROD THAT IS ---UNSTAMPED---, DRIVEN TO A DEPTH OF 6.7 METERS (22.0 FT), ENCASED IN A PVC PIPE WITH NGS LOGO FLANGE STAMPED---Y 368 1987---, FLUSH WITH GROUND. LOCATED 21.6 METERS (70.9 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM A SIGN, BARRONETTE PEAK, AND 21.2 METERS (69.6 FT) WEST FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF ROAD.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Y368 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover) County: Park USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Abiathar Peak 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: PY1076 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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