CO UT AZ NM (AD9256)
State: CO
County: Montezuma
Quad: Teec Nos Pos
Location: N 36° 59.939' W109° 02.710'
Elevation: 4866 ft.
Designation: CO UT AZ NM 1992
Setting: Mat foundation/stone slab
Type: Boundary Monument
Year: 1992
Established By: BLM
Recovered: 14 September 2008
BLM Official Description, 1992 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 1992 (DW) THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE FOUR STATE CORNERS OF COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH AND ARIZONA AND IS THAT POINT MARKED BY A BRASS DISK. IT IS IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SEC. 20, T 32 N, R 20 W. OWNERSHIP---THE MARK IS THE DIVIDING LINE FOR THE NAVAJO AND UTE MOUNTAIN UTE RESERVATIONS WHICH OWN THE LAND AROUND THE MONUMENT TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U. S. HIGHWAY 160 AND 666 ABOUT 20 MI (32.2 KM) SOUTHWEST OF CORTEZ, GO SOUTHWEST ON U. S. HIGHWAY 160 FOR 18.0 MI (29.0 KM) TO THE BRIDGE OVER THE SAN JUAN RIVER. CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.9 MI (1.4 KM) TO A PAVED ROAD RIGHT AT TOP OF GRADE. TURN RIGHT, NORTHWEST, PASSING THROUGH A POLE GATE, FOR 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) TO THE TOLL BOOTH. CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) TO THE CIRCULAR DRIVE OF THE FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT AND THE DISK IN THE CENTER OF THE MONUMENT. THIS STATION WILL HAVE HEAVY TOURIST TRAFFIC AROUND IT. IF NIGHT OBSERVATIONS ARE MADE, CONTACT THE OFFICE OF NAVAJO TRIBAL LAND ADMINISTRATION, THE NAVAJO NATION, P.O. BOX 308, WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515, FOR INFORMATION ON GETTING A GATE UNLOCKED. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 602-871-4530 OR 602-871-7040 THE STATION MARK IS A SPECIAL BRASS DISK SET IN A GRANITE SLAB. THE POINT TO USE IS THE CENTER OF THE CROSS LINES SHOWING THE STATES THAT COME TOGETHER AT THIS POINT.
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...BLM Boundary Monument CO UT AZ NMN 36° 59.939' W109° 02.710' |
...Eyelevel view of the large disk set into its special stone slab. |
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...Rich grabs a moment to stand at the famous benchmark! |