K 12
| NGS PID: | PE0292 |
| Coordinates: | N 44.313798° W 68.333072° |
| Location: | Maine
Hancock County Southwest Harbor Quad |
| Elevation: | 193.49 ft. |
| Type: | Bench Mark Disk |
| Setting: | Rock Outcrop |
| Monumented: | 1934 |
| Monumented By: | USGS |
| Status: | Recovered |
| Condition: | Good as of September 10, 2024 |
- Official Description: NGS Datasheet
Photos of this mark have been submitted to NGS.
Recovered in good condition. The 2018 description is adequate. The witness post, town line sign, and utility pole #111 are still in place and can be used as references.
We really enjoy finding these old USGS bench mark disks. Somehow we had missed this one in the past (as in, we were simply unaware of it). In reading the description and recent recoveries, it sounded easy enough to find. Rich pulled the car over right in front of the Southwest Harbor Town Line sign. We immediately spotted utility pole #111, as mentioned in the description. I crossed the highway and plunged uphill into the woods - quite easy walking once you get past the thicket of weeds in the roadside ditch. Immediately I could see the witness sign placed by JRO in 2018 straight in front of me, about 70 feet or so. The disk was apparent on the ledge right behind the sign. It is in very good condition in a solid setting.
