Opinions differ on whether location of Four Corners is wrong

Thousands have trekked to the middle of nowhere just to be in the only place in America where you can step foot in four states at once. Well, it turns out they may not have. Tourists who think they're putting a hand or foot in each of four states at the Four Corners area may be missing the mark - by about 2.5 miles. According to a report being distributed by the Associated Press, the National Geodetic Survey says the Four Corners marker showing the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah is about 2.5 miles west of where it should be. According to The Associated Press, the intended location was 109 degrees west longitude and 37 degrees north latitude. But, because of surveying errors, the popular tourist spot is actually just a bit off. The experts said Monday the accurate location lies to the east of U.S. 160 in Colorado and northeast of the San Juan River as it flows into New Mexico. "That's a long ways to be off," said David Bronson, surveyor of San Juan County, Utah. Still, he said the monument's present location is the accepted one. The only place in the United States where four state boundaries come together was first surveyed by the U.S. government in 1868 during the initial survey of Colorado's southern boundary line...9News