MIDWEST (OV0346) - Natrona County, Wyoming - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Depending on one's vehicle and comfort level, it is possible to drive to within about 20 feet of the station mark. There are turnoffs to oilfield roads that will ultimately lead one to the top of the butte from State Highway 259 at N43 21.695 W106 15.795 and N43 22.178 W106 15.800. While the station, its reference marks, and the azimuth mark (all posted as separate Waymarks) are located entirely on BLM land (along with the roads that one can use to access the marks), there appears to be some warning signs set up by oil companies that discourage the use of the roadways that service their well pads. From my research, I have found no laws that prohibit the public from driving on or parking along oilfield roads in this area (they are entirely on public land, after all). In my travels across Wyoming, this is the only locality that I have seen such signs. If any visitors to these Waymarks are concerned about using these roads, it should be noted that parking along State Highway 259 on state right-of-way and hiking cross-country to reach these marks remains completely legal, so long as you are on BLM land.

The station mark is set in the top of a square concrete monument that projects about 7 inches above the ground on the highest point of the butte.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MIDWEST Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Natrona USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Gillam Draw West 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: OV0346 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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