PARK POINT 8572.3 (HM0504)
State: CO
County: Montezuma
Quad: Point Lookout
Location: N 37° 16.840' W108° 27.689'
Elevation: 8576.4 ft.
Designation: PARK POINT 8572.3 1934
Setting: Boulder
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1934
Established By: USGS
Recovered: 14 September 2008
USGS Official Description, 1934 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1934 (EBL) STATION IS ON THE HIGHEST PART OF THE HIGHEST GROUND IN THE MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK. THE HILL IS WELL KNOWN LOCALLY AS PARK POINT. THE STATION IS IN THE APPROXIMATE POSITION OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATION PARK POINT, AND IS MARKED BY A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALUMINUM TABLET. IT WAS LEARNED, AFTER THE STATION WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE MARK HAD BEEN FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AWAY AND REPLACED IN THE APPROXIMATE POSITION ORIGINALLY OCCUPIED. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN CONCRETE IN A DEPRESSION IN A BOULDER. REFERENCE MARKS ARE STANDARD BRONZE DISKS WEDGED IN DRILL HOLES IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE BLOCK OR POST OF CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS NNE OF STATION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS SSE OF STATION. REACHED FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARK BY FOLLOWING THE MAIN, OILED ROAD 10.2 MILES TO JUNCTION WITH SCENIC ROAD, AT SIGNBOARD READING PARK POINT. GO ABOUT 1/4 MILE TO TURN AROUND IN ROAD, THEN FOLLOW TRAIL ABOUT 150 YARDS TO THE STATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 1.2 METERS.
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...USGS Bench Mark Disk PARK POINT 8572.3N 37° 16.840' W108° 27.689' |
...Eyelevel view of the disk in the rock walkway. |
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...View of the mark (indicated) in proximity to the fire lookout station. |
...Surveying the colorful mountain landscape to the east. |
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...Looking toward the west. |
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...USGS Reference Mark Disk PARK POINT RM 1N 37° 16.853' W108° 27.698' |
...Eyelevel view of the reference mark in the boulder. |
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...Looking SSW toward the station disk and fire lookout station; Rich checks his GPSr near an interpretive sign. |
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...USGS Reference Mark Disk PARK POINT RM 2N 37° 16.831' W108° 27.675' |
...Eyelevel view of the reference mark in the boulder. |
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...Looking SSW toward the lookout platform. |
...Looking back toward the fire lookout station. |
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