T 482 (GQ0194)
State: AZ
County: Coconino
Quad: Phantom Ranch
Location: N 36° 03.372' W112° 07.246'
Elevation: 6976.75 ft.
Designation: T 482 1981
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1981
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 15 May 2007
A report on the condition of this station has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Mark recovered in good condition. The visitor center referred to in the description is no longer in use. The current visitor center (Canyon View Center) is located near Mather Point.
NGS Official Description, 1981 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) EAST FROM GRAND CANYON VILLAGE. 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) EAST ALONG THE SOUTH ENTRANCE ROAD FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE EAST END OF THE VILLAGE LOOP ROAD AT GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, IN TOP OF A MASSIVE SANDSTONE OUTCROP 3 METERS (10 FT) NORTH OF THE SOUTH END, ON THE WEST EDGE OF A SHALLOW DRY WASH WHICH PARALLELS THE ROAD, ACROSS THE ROAD FROM A STANDARD SERVICE STATION, 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE TO THE VISTER CENTER, 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) SOUTH OF A POWERLINE CROSSING, 30.5 METERS (100 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 9.5 METERS (31 FT) NORTH OF A 12-INCH PINON TREE, 7.3 METERS (24 FT) WEST OF AND LEVEL WITH THE CENTER OF A TRAIL, 1.8 METERS (6 FT) WEST OF AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE CENTER OF A WASH. THE MARK IS 1.1 METERS SE FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 1.5 M BELOW THE ROAD.
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...NGS Bench Mark Disk T 482N 36° 03.372' W112° 07.206' |
...Eyelevel view of mark on outcrop, with witness post in the background. |
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...Looking S, toward the park's South Entrance Road. |