120 MLS

Coordinates: N 38.62262° W 78.32303°
Location: Virginia
   Rappahannock County
      Old Rag Mountain Quad
Elevation: 3326.623 ft.
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Boulder
Monumented: 1963
Monumented By: USGS
Status: Recovered
Condition: Good as of October 1, 2006
  • Official USGS Description: Swift Run Gap, 31.5 mi NE. of, along Skyline Drive; 3.8 mi SW. of Thornton Gap; at Pinnacles Overlook; 89 ft SE. of junction of Skyline Drive at NW. turnout to overlook; 87 ft W. of junction of Skyline Drive at E. turnout to overlook; 28 ft S. of Skyline Drive; in small island formed by drive and turnout rd.; in rock outcrop; standard tablet stamped “120 MLS 1963 3326”
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This disk can be found in the same boulder that once held THORO ERDL AZ MK 1 (described in HW3272). All that remains of that mark is a drill hole, but 120 MLS was our bonus when we went to the Pinnacles Overlook to search for the azimuth mark.

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