1306 BF
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member msrubble
N 45° 31.449 W 092° 45.168
15T E 519304 N 5041209
A Minnesota Highway Department vertical control disk just inside Wild River State Park, Amador Township.
Waymark Code: WMCF23
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

Second order vertical control mark with adjusted elevation of 834.969 ft with 0.016 ft accuracy. Horizontal coordinates were established by differentially corrected hand held GPS (HH1).

The disk is set on a copper clad rod without sleeve driven to a depth of 7.6 meters. It is flush with the ground. A steel spike adjacent to the monument makes it magnetic. The location is not suitable for satellite observation.

In the northwest quadrant of Section 17, Township 35 N, Range 19 W.

It was monumented in 1980.

2.8 MI (4.5 KM) NORTHEAST OF ALMELUND, 3.1 MI (5.0 KM) NORTHEAST OF THE JUNCTION OF COUNTY ROAD 12 AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 95, 400 FT (121.9 M) EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 12, 43.7 FT (13.3 M) NORTHEAST OF PARK ENTRANCE, 2.5 FT (0.8 M) NORTHWEST OF THE NORTH CORNER PILLAR WITH STATE PARK SIGN, 1.0 FT (0.3 M) SOUTHWEST OF A WITNESS POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 1306 BF 1980

Benchmark Agency: Minnesota Highway Department (MN)

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Chisago

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SUNRISE

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

NGS PID: DK3875

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

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