BOUNDARY MI COR 330 CO NM (GO0510)
State: CO
County: Montezuma
Quad: Teec Nos Pos
Location: N 36° 59.939' W109° 02.596'
Elevation: 4853 ft.
Designation: BOUNDARY MI COR 330 CO NM 1925
Setting: Concrete monument
Type: Boundary Monument
Year: 1925
Established By: U.S. Supreme Court
Recovered: 14 September 2008
U.S. Supreme Court Official Description, 1925 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY US SUPREME COURT 1925 STATION IS LOCATED ON THE COLORADO-NEW MEXICO STATE LINE, ABOUT 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) EAST OF THE FOUR CORNERS BOUNDARY MONUMENT, IN AN OPEN, FLAT AREA WITH VERY LITTLE VEGETATION, NEAR THE JUNCTION OF TRACK ROADS, IN SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION 20, T 32 N, R 20 W. OWNERSHIP--OFFICE OF NAVAJO TRIBAL LAND ADMINISTRATION, THE NAVAJO NATION, PO BOX 308, WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515. CONTACT MELVIN F. BAUTISTA ABOUT LOCKED GATE AT NIGHT. PHONE IS 602-871-4530 OR 602-871-7040. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF US HIGHWAYS 160 AND 666 ABOUT 20 MI (32.2 KM) SOUTHWEST OF CORTEZ, GO SOUTHWEST ON 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 POLE GATE, FOR 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) TO THE TOLL BOOTH. CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.15 MI (0.24 KM) TO A GRAVEL PARKING LOT ON THE RIGHT JUST BEFORE REACHING A CIRCULAR DRIVE AROUND THE FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT. TURN RIGHT, EAST, THROUGH GRAVEL LOT, ON A TRACK ROAD FOR 0.05 MI (0.08 KM) TO A DIM REVERSE FORK RIGHT AND STATION ON THE RIGHT. STATION MARK IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 20-CM ROUND CONCRETE POST IN A METAL SLEEVE PROJECTING 40 CM ABOVE GROUND. IT IS 0.8 M (2.6 FT) EAST OF A FIBERGLASS WITNESS POST, 5.8 M (19.0 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF A TRACK ROAD AND 34.5 M (113.2 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE VEE OF THE FORK. DESCRIBED BY G.R.HEID
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...U.S. Supreme Court Boundary Monument BOUNDARY MI COR 330 CO NMN 36° 59.939' W109° 02.596' |
...Eyelevel view of the disk and post. Note the unusual little witness sign. The mark has been prepared for aerial surveying. |
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...Standing in New Mexico, looking north to Colorado. |
...View W toward the Four Corners Monument (AD9256) and some of the Navajo food and merchandise stands surrounding it. |
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