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Mt Rainier USGS Bench Mark keychain
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Product Description
Replica of the USGS Benchmark placed near the summit of Mt Rainier by the USGS in 1956. Customizble with optional text engraving on back side.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mystery-of-rainier-survey-marker-melts-away/
Description of the station from National Geodetic Survey data sheet:STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1956
LOCATED ON SUMMIT OF MT. RAINIER. SUMMIT CONSISTS OF TWO POINTS
ABOUT 400 FT APART IN N.-S. DIRECTION AND ABOUT SAME ELEVATION
BEING SITUATED ON WEST RIM OF CIRCULAR CRATER ABOUT 1200 FT IN
DIAMETER. STATION IS ON RIM ON BARE GROUND, 218 FT NE. OF NORTH
AND HIGHEST TOP WHICH HAS A PERMANENT SNOW MOUND AND IS KNOWN AS
COLUMBIA CREST.
TO REACH INQUIRE AT MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
HEADQUARTERS AT LONGMIRE.
STATION MARK--STANDARD ALUMINUM TABLET STAMPED---MT RAINIER 1956---
WELDED TO TOP OF 1-1/2 INCH ALUMINUM PIPE PROJECTING 1 FT.
RMS--NONE SET.
STATION RECOVERY (1971)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1971
RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED BY USGS.
STATION RECOVERY (2014)
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2014
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mystery-of-rainier-survey-marker-melts-away/
Description of the station from National Geodetic Survey data sheet:STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1956
LOCATED ON SUMMIT OF MT. RAINIER. SUMMIT CONSISTS OF TWO POINTS
ABOUT 400 FT APART IN N.-S. DIRECTION AND ABOUT SAME ELEVATION
BEING SITUATED ON WEST RIM OF CIRCULAR CRATER ABOUT 1200 FT IN
DIAMETER. STATION IS ON RIM ON BARE GROUND, 218 FT NE. OF NORTH
AND HIGHEST TOP WHICH HAS A PERMANENT SNOW MOUND AND IS KNOWN AS
COLUMBIA CREST.
TO REACH INQUIRE AT MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
HEADQUARTERS AT LONGMIRE.
STATION MARK--STANDARD ALUMINUM TABLET STAMPED---MT RAINIER 1956---
WELDED TO TOP OF 1-1/2 INCH ALUMINUM PIPE PROJECTING 1 FT.
RMS--NONE SET.
STATION RECOVERY (1971)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1971
RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED BY USGS.
STATION RECOVERY (2014)
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2014
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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USGS BENCH MARK KEYCHAIN MT RAINIER
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