BEAUTIFUL (GO0505)
State: AZ
County: Navajo
Quad: Little White House Ruins
Location: N 36° 04.206' W109° 36.573'
Elevation: 5958 ft.
Designation: BEAUTIFUL 1951
Setting: Concrete monument
Type: Triangulation Station
Year: 1951
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 18 September 2008
NGS Official Description, 1951 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 (WRH) STATION IS LOCATED ALONG THE CHINLE-GANADO HIGHWAY, AIRLINE, ABOUT 24 MILES NORTH OF GANADO, 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHINLE, AND ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE HIGHWAY ALONG THE BLUFFS ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEAUTIFUL VALLEY. STATION MARK, STAMPED BEAUTIFUL 1951, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 5 INCHES. IT IS 35 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1, STAMPED BEAUTIFUL NO 1 1951, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 5 INCHES AND IS AT THE STATION ELEVATION. IT IS 40 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2, STAMPED BEAUTIFUL NO 2 1951, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES AND IS 12 INCHES HIGHER IN ELEVATION THAN THE STATION. IT IS 45 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY. AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED H 33 1933, IS A STANDARD USC AND GS BENCH MARK DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 10 INCHES. TO REACH FROM THE STATION, GO NORTH NORTHWEST, TOWARDS CHINLE, FOR 1.5 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT. IT IS 25 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE GANADO TRADING POST, GO WEST FOR 0.9 MILE TO THE J.L. HUBBELL TRADING POST. TURN RIGHT, NORTH, AND FOLLOW THE MAIN TRAVELED ROAD FOR 4.9 MILES. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK, TOWARDS CHINLE, AND GO 22.2 MILES TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.3 METERS.
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...NGS Triangulation Station BEAUTIFULN 36° 04.206' W109° 36.573' |
...Eyelevel view of the disk in the concrete monument. |
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...Looking approximately W toward current US Highway 191. |
...Looking approximately S. |
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...NGS Reference Mark Disk BEAUTIFUL RM2N 36° 04.202' W109° 36.590' |
...Eyelevel view of the reference mark disk in the concrete monument. |
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...Looking approximately ENE toward the station, where Rich stands. |
...Looking NE toward the Navajo homes. |
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...Looking W toward US Highway 191. |