4 Corners Monument might not really be on the 4 corners intersection!

This map is from Google Earth.  It shows the state boundaries intersecting in the canyon, north-west of the Monument.

 This map is from Google Maps.  They show the state border jogging over just before the intersection!

This map is from MapQuest.  It draws the lines right on top of the monument.

This map is from Yahoo.  Right on top.  (Yahoo had a very slow web site.)

This one is from Bing, right on top.

This is from Google maps, this shows the bent borderline more.  I wonder where the true boundary lies.


Here is an interesting article about the boundaries:

Four Corners Monument: Miles Off?

And another stating there is no problem.

Why the Four Corners Monument is in Exactly the Right Place

 "instead of a 2.5-mile discrepancy, as reported in the initial news items, this offset is in fact only about 1800 feet, or less.  A basic tenet of boundary surveying is that once a monument has been established ..., the location of the physical monument is the ultimate authority in delineating a boundary.  In surveying, monuments rule!"