NW0586 - USCGS Y129 NO 2 - 1956 - Oregon
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N 42° 00.779 W 117° 42.941
11T E 440740 N 4651465
U.S. Coast & Geologic Survey reference mark.
Waymark Code: WMTC38
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2016
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This reference mark is located just north of McDermitt on the Oregon/Nevada border. The cap is set on a pipe about 105 feet east of highway centerline close to fenceline. The cap was set by the US Coast & Geologic Survey in 1956 and marked Y129 NO 2.
NGS PID NW0586 - (
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1989 LOCATED 1.05 MILES NORTH OF MC DERMITT, NEVADA ON THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR U.S. HIGHWAY 95. A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BM Y 129 NO 2 1956 AND BRAZED TO THE TOP OF A 2 INCH CAST IRON SOIL PIPE WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 18 INCHES. THE MARK IS 18 INCHES WEST OF A WIRE FENCE AND 105 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 95. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS AT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION.