A 46

Recovered in Good Condition on September 15, 2008

Spatial/elevation data

Coordinates N 37.165083° W 108.48765°
Elevation Unknown
Location Colorado
   Montezuma County
      Moccasin Mesa Quad

Mark description

Type Survey Mark
Setting Round Concrete Monument
Monumented 1978 by National Park Service
Description (National Park Service)Unavailable.
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Narrative and photographs

We unexpectedly found this National Park Service survey marker while driving the Mesa Top Loop in Mesa Verde National Park. The disk is set in a tall concrete post projecting about 2 feet above the ground, so you really couldn’t miss it. It is just off the road near one of the excavated pithouses. The disk is in excellent condition. I wish we could find a source for descriptions of these marks!

National Park Service Survey Mark A 46 Eyelevel view of the concrete post in earthen mound. Looking SSE toward one of the pithouses near Mesa Top Loop Road. View approximately E toward the entrance to this pithouse area.
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