When I saw this find, I was inspired to include Needles in my itinerary for a road trip to the Grand Canyon and environs. Last week we made it there and took a look at this benchmark in person. I posted a photo showing some of the remaining markings on the post. FS1086
While I was there, I also went looking for the Von Schmidt markers on the California side. The iron post FS1100 is accompanied by two historic markers. And, there is actually a virtual cache associated with it.
I was also able to find the cairn for FS1117. The post is no longer in place and appears much more weathered than the one on the Arizona side.
