Blue Mountain Lawson, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0338
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 41.831' E150° 26.987' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 263630E 6268499N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 715 m |
| Local Government Area: | Blue Mountains City |
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Description
Blue Mountain TS998
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Blue Mountain.
Serial number is: TS998.
Last Inspected on: June, 1975.
Elevation is: 726 metres.
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to get to.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. Long distance / telephoto type pictures are against the spirit of this cache. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.
The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on Log this Cache and place an "Archived" log on the Geocaching Australia website.
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Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 724.95
PID: 2950534
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
With the trig name "Blue Mountains" it was a trig we had to do!
Parked at the NP gate, and only a 400m reasonably east walk to the trig.
A beautiful sunny and warm morning, and some birds around too. TFTT
This time I was down from Taree to get a few more Waymarked Trigs, so that I could get over x 100 Visits - on top of the 120+ that I had already Published there. Nice to see a fully intact trig, and nicely painted too! Photographed @ 1351, Sunday, 16 July, 2017.
I missed out by a month, on getting yet another 'Unloved' trig, but that is fine!
A clear trail led further and then I saw high ground rising off to the right, and a little side trail that ran towards where my GPSr wanted to go. Finally -- there was the 1973 trigpoint, poised on a wonderful vantage point, and surrounded by bush flowers! I was very pleased to be able to inspect it closely.
Will soon upload some photos.
The view we certainly worth the walk that I convinced the whole family to do.
Found this Trig Station during a walk around the Lawson area.
