Out benchmark hunting, Benchmark: LO0794 ” 5 12 A ” was a fun one.  It’s cool to see these last over 100 years, even if this one wasn’t in great shape.  This was placed June 4th, 1912.

01/01/1948 by USGS (GOOD)

DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1948 LOCATED ON LOW GREASEWOOD-COVERED RIDGE. TO REACH FROM ELBERTA, DRIVE N. ON RD. FOR ABOUT 9.0 MI. TO RD. FORKS, TURN RIGHT E. AND DRIVE TO ABANDONED HOUSE AND CORRAL TURN N. AND FOLLOW 1.0 MI. TO GATE IN FENCE CORNER, CONTINUE ABOUT 0.4 MI. TO DIM RD. BEARING NE. FOLLOW ABOUT 1000 FT. STATION IS ABOUT 600 FT. S. ON SAGE BRUSH RAISED GROUND. STATION MARK – USBR TRIANGULATION CONCRETE POST INSCRIBED —USRS NO JUNE 4 1912— REFERENCE MARKS – NONE.

Photos I took on 11/11/2007

Photos I took 10/11/2015