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“FLATTOP”, ER0546

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USGS Triangulation Station FLATTOP

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USGS Triangulation Station FLATTOP

“PAT”, FP0411

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NGS Triangulation Station PAT

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NGS Triangulation Station PAT

“DESERT PARK”, FP0273

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Disk in monument, witness sign, view of desert

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Looking toward the witness sign from near the station. The Painted Desert is incredibly beautiful!

“DESERT PARK RM 1″, FP0274

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Square concrete monument with disk, witness sign and desert in background.

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RM 1′s monument is in good condition, and it was easy to find.

“DESERT PARK RM 2″, FP0272

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Damaged monument in desert

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This monument has seen better days, and the sand has eroded all around it.

“DESERT PARK ATT RELAY TOWER”, FP0600

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GPS, desert, small building in distance

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This is the spot where the tower once stood.

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“VS 6″

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USGS Bench Mark Disk VS 6

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USGS Bench Mark Disk VS 6

“BEAUTIFUL”, GO0505

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NGS Triangulation Station BEAUTIFUL

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NGS Triangulation Station BEAUTIFUL

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“E8+830″

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Small copper colored disk in Canyon de Chelly

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This disk is set in a beautiful, peaceful location along the White House Trail in Canyon de Chelly.

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“A 46″

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National Park Service Survey Mark A 46

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National Park Service Survey Mark A 46

“A 49″

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NPS disk set into round concrete monument

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This round concrete monument was easy to spot just off the path.

“A1″

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A sunlit view of the cliff dwelling, and the disk on the step in the foreground.

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A sunlit view of the cliff dwelling, and the disk on the step in the foreground.

“7689.51″

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Looking toward one of the Far View sites, with the monument in the foreground.

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Looking toward one of the Far View sites, with the monument in the foreground.

“NPS UNSTAMPED”

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Looking approximately E toward Megalithic House.

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Looking approximately E toward Megalithic House.

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“CO UT AZ NM”, AD9256

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Four corners benchmark

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Could this be the most famous benchmark in the country?!

“FOUR CORNERS=GLO STA 1″, GO0497 RM 2

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Only RM 2 remains.

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Only RM 2 remains. The station disk is considered destroyed.

“BOUNDARY MI COR 330 CO NM”, GO0510

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Boundary monument in desert.

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This mark has an interesting history, and it’s in a beautiful location!

“PARK POINT 8572.3″, HM0504

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USGS Bench Mark Disk PARK POINT 8572.3

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USGS Bench Mark Disk PARK POINT 8572.3

“PARK POINT 2 RM 3″, HM0505

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Defense Map Agency Survey Mark PARK POINT 2 RM 3

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Defense Map Agency Survey Mark PARK POINT 2 RM 3

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“F 143″, HN0181

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Benchmark at Goulding's Lodge

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This benchmark is probably stepped on dozens of times daily.

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“10 BKC”

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USGS Bench Mark Disk 10 BKC

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USGS Bench Mark Disk 10 BKC

“BKC 22″, FQ0812

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USGS Bench Mark Disk 22 BKC

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USGS Bench Mark Disk 22 BKC

“SCHEURMAN MT”, ES1036

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Station disk, vegetation, colorful rocks in distance

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Looking toward some of the colorful rock formations of Sedona.

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“LOP”, PE1825

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Looking E toward the fog over the bay.

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Looking E toward the fog over the bay.

“DUKY”, PE1910

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Looking S into the fog on Blue Hill Bay.

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Looking S into the fog on Blue Hill Bay.

“NPS 4″,

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Disk in monument

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Eyelevel view of the disk in the granite monument. Disk in monument, part of culvert, bottom of witness post.

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“ISLE AU HAUT LIGHTHOUSE”, PE2040

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On our trip out to Isle au Haut, the lighthouse was shrouded in fog. It added added some interest to the dreary scene.

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On our trip out to Isle au Haut, the lighthouse was shrouded in fog. It added added some interest to the dreary scene.

“ISLE AU HAUT CHURCH SPIRE”, PE2026

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On our trip out to Isle au Haut, it was almost impossible to spot the church spire against the silver sky.

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On our trip out to Isle au Haut, it was almost impossible to spot the church spire against the silver sky.

“DUCK HARBOR MOUNTAIN”, PE2033

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The station is on the very top of this mound!

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The station is on the very top of this mound!

“WO 6″, PE0346

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Eyelevel view of the benchmark disk in the bridge wall.

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Eyelevel view of the benchmark disk in the bridge wall.

“10201-11″,

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Sidewalk, parked cars, disk.

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Looking SW along Main Street, toward PE0346.

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