GS0952 "2253 B 80"

My Wife and I were able to spend a few days in and around Death Valley National Park, exploring the Valley, Badwater Basin, Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, as well as Beatty and Rhyolite, Nevada. Found some benchmarks while we were there too, including this one.

Located some 18 miles southwest of the Town of Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, at the entrance to Death Valley National Park at Hell’s Gate, this USGS mark lies just east of the intersection where Daylight Pass Road and Beatty Road merge, and southeasterly and across the road from the Death Valley National Park Information Area. The USGS mark stamped "2253 B 1907 80" was found at 11:45, 17 February 2022 as described and in generally good condition. Go to description is adequate to find the mark.

Published NAD83 coordinates are located about 10 feet northeasterly of the found WGS84 coordinates. WGS84 coordinates for the mark found by 2 minute occupation with 9 strong satellites and 1 WAAS satellite.

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Found Details for Benchmark: GS0952
N 36° 43.411, W 116° 58.656 (WGS 84)
Altitude: 2278
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Published Details for Benchmark: GS0952
N 36° 43.412, W 116° 58.654 (NAD 83)
Altitude: 2265

Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is GPS OBS and location is SCALED.

Location: In Inyo County, CA
Designation: 2253 B 80
Marker Type: bench mark disk
Setting: in a boulder
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark detail.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark and GPSr.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark setting.  View southerly toward Beatty Junction, Furnace Creek, and Badwater Basin.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark setting.  View southwesterly.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark setting.  View northwesterly toward the Death Valley National Park Information Area at Hell's Gate.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark setting.  View easterly.

GS0952 "2253 B 80" - Benchmark coordinates.

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Documented History (by the NGS)

Unknown by (MONUMENTED)

06 Jun 91 by NGS (GOOD)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1991 THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 13.5 MI (21.7 KM) NORTHEAST OF STOVEPIPE WELLS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE GENERAL STORE AT STOVEPIPE WELLS GO EASTERLY ON STATE HIGHWAY 190 FOR 7.2 MI (11.6 KM) TO THE JUNCTION TO SCOTTYS CASTLE. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTHERLY ON SCOTTYS CASTLE ROAD FOR 0.6 MI (1.0 KM) TO THE JUNCTION OF ROAD LEADING TO BEATTY NV. TURN RIGHT AND GO EASTERLY ON ROAD TO BEATTY FOR 6.7 MI (10.8 KM) TO THE HELLS GATE INFORMATION PULLOUT ON THE LEFT AND THE ROAD LEADING TO FURNACE CREEK AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT AT THE WEST END OF A MOUND. THE STATION IS A STANDARD USGS ALUMINUM DISC SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER AT THE BASE OF A SMALL REDDISH MOUND. LOCATED 132 FT (40.2 M) SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION OF ROADS LEADING EAST TO BEATTY, WEST TO STOVEPIPE WELLS AND SOUTH TO FURNACE CREEK. SINCE THIS STATION IS LOCATED IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT THERE WILL BE NO DRIVING OFF OF THE ROAD.

Control Text

• The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in May 1992. The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence of Year/Month/Day.
• The orthometric height was determined by GPS observations and a high-resolution geoid model.
• The X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht.
• The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
• The ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations and is referenced to NAD 83.
• The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.