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Alaska Border Monument - Hyder, AK, USA
N 55° 54.709 W 130° 01.051
9U E 436396 N 6196732
This border monument is located in Hyder, Alaska, just across the Canadian border near the Canadian border control station.
Waymark Code: WMHQDN
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2013
Views: 9
The border monument is located adjacent to the historic Storehouse No. 4 (Alaska's first masonry building). There is ample room to pull a vehicle over adjacent to the old storehouse. United States is inscribed on one side of the monument, and Canada is inscribed on the other side. At the base of the monument is a Geodetic Survey of Canada Benchmark even though the monument is located within the USA. Also at the base of the monument is a U.S. Geological Survey Gravity Station disk.
Monumentation Type: Metal post
![](/images/spacer.gif) Monument Category: National boundary marker
![](/images/spacer.gif) Accessible to general public: yes
![](/images/spacer.gif) County: Hyder
![](/images/spacer.gif) Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Monument Category (if other): Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Historical significance: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Monument Website: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) USGS Quad: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) NGS PID: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Other Coordinates: Not Listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Other Coordinates details: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Approximate date of monument: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.