Mount Tennent Paddys River, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0648
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S35° 32.999' E149° 2.678' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 685332E 6064040N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1379 m |
| Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
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.
If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty / terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.
Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 1384.48
PID: 2950400
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Having climbed to the top of this peak many times I thought it might be time to claim it as a find.
Rated: for Overall Experience
2nd time the charm. or something.
got up to the top, almost forgot to take this pic.
got up to the top, almost forgot to take this pic.
A crisp winter's day with lots of recent snowfall. Fantastic views.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A great walk up Mt Tennent on a warm autumn day. Enjoyed the views (and a well deserved lunch) at the top.
Found on a trip up the mountain to do the GC trail.
Great spot.
Great spot.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A log slog to the top collecting the Tennent Trail caches along the way. The day started out damp & blustery - which was a bit of a worry, but the further I climbed, the calmer it became. By the time I reached the top & was quite pleasant with just a few gusts of wind.
I almost forgot to take this picture, but a message from a fellow cacher B737 reminded me.
I almost forgot to take this picture, but a message from a fellow cacher B737 reminded me.
Rated: for Overall Experience
2:00pm 2/5/15
I'm editing my photos and noticed that I never got around to logging this one.
I climbed up with my father getting TEs series on the way, so it took a lot longer than he is used to to get to the top but we had a great time.
Makes me think we should do it again soon, it's been a while.
I'm editing my photos and noticed that I never got around to logging this one.
I climbed up with my father getting TEs series on the way, so it took a lot longer than he is used to to get to the top but we had a great time.
Makes me think we should do it again soon, it's been a while.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found on a climb with the 'Tennent Tragic team'. We had a great days climb up to the summit collecting geocaches along the way. Great to get to the top and take in the views. Grabbed a photo so could log this trig.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this while climbing Mount Tennent today. (Probably a bit difficult to find it if I didn't climb the mountain though). Had a good walk and even the rain held off which was nice.
Forgot to log this when I did the Tennent power trail and then continued out to Tennent's Tail with Noikmeister the other month. A great day out.
Climbed Mt Tennent many times in the past, went up again today and grabbed a photo of the trig on the fire tower. A very long climb up from the Namadgi Visitors Centre, took about 2 and a 1/2 hours. A nice sunny day so pleasant on top.
Found while getting the Tennent trail. It was a really hard climb, however the views at the end counted, fantastic! TFTC GCA!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Grabbed while doing the Mount Tennent trail. Great views and well worth the walk.
Rated: for Overall Experience
It's been a while since I last visited this fire tower and trig. Managed to bring the camera with me this time. Visited with Mr Roo and Delta Response Team.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found with Captain Tomato and Delta response team. After completing the Mount tennent trail we decided to grab this one while up here.
Rated: for Overall Experience
What a great day out caching.
We found some astounding cache locations.
What a great view off the ladder of the tower.
Such a shame that you cannot go to the top as is possible at some other towers.
We found some astounding cache locations.
What a great view off the ladder of the tower.
Such a shame that you cannot go to the top as is possible at some other towers.
Rated: for Overall Experience
GCA 492 - 4926. Another Trig found previously and catching up with the logging.
Walked up Mount Tennent with a bunch of cachers - including Sol de lune, mtrax, Tealby, Ratpackleavings and Everlasting - on 03 Oct 2009, finding all the (then) caches available at the time. Photo thanks to Tealby !
TFTC !!
Walked up Mount Tennent with a bunch of cachers - including Sol de lune, mtrax, Tealby, Ratpackleavings and Everlasting - on 03 Oct 2009, finding all the (then) caches available at the time. Photo thanks to Tealby !
TFTC !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
367. Mr Winglen decided to sprint up the hill in front of us from Termination. Upon our arrival at the top two things were obvious. Mr Winglen's disembodied feet. Now there's a trig shot. Uncanny knack he has of relaxing and being able to drop off on a drop off at the drop of a hat - usually dropped across the optic region.
Very appreciative of the celebratory rocket fuel supplied by Winglen for my 5000th cache celebration. Mrs Winglen has covered the meeting with the almost yeti and very interesting conversation ensued. A quick "see if I can get a photo of myself using Hannah (first public outing) and also a quick trip up to the lower platform (boy the rails were cold) and then we headed down to Bushfold on a glorious day out with top company.
TFTT and the Ent.
Very appreciative of the celebratory rocket fuel supplied by Winglen for my 5000th cache celebration. Mrs Winglen has covered the meeting with the almost yeti and very interesting conversation ensued. A quick "see if I can get a photo of myself using Hannah (first public outing) and also a quick trip up to the lower platform (boy the rails were cold) and then we headed down to Bushfold on a glorious day out with top company.
TFTT and the Ent.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Pre caching I often said we must climb up Mt Tennent one day, but only after someone placed a plastic box up there did we really make the effort. And now I think I must have been up here five or more times!
A brilliant sunny winter's day today, for which we were very thankful because rain had been forecast. Both Winglens walked up from the Bushfold side with McPhan, enjoyed some morning tea at the top, and held a fascinating conversation with a man about to go back to Nepal for the umpteenth time. I think McPhan might have thought me a shocking name dropper as we compared places in Nepal we knew, but it was a nice interlude on top of a slab of granite. Thanks for the walk McPhan and the homemade muffins which were very nice. A great day out.
A brilliant sunny winter's day today, for which we were very thankful because rain had been forecast. Both Winglens walked up from the Bushfold side with McPhan, enjoyed some morning tea at the top, and held a fascinating conversation with a man about to go back to Nepal for the umpteenth time. I think McPhan might have thought me a shocking name dropper as we compared places in Nepal we knew, but it was a nice interlude on top of a slab of granite. Thanks for the walk McPhan and the homemade muffins which were very nice. A great day out.
Jules and I reached the top just before 2pm, following an interesting, but hard in places, walk. 3.5hrs from the carpark, including a short-detour when our map indicated that Cyprus Pine lookout was a short detour from the main walking track. After finding that the track repeatedly disappeared, we checked the free map from the Visitor Centre and saw that the track marked on our topo map had been rerouted through Cyprus Pine and once we were back on teh proper track we made good time. Fantastic views from up here.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Walked up Mt Tennant and across the face the hard way, picking up some puzzles. It was heaven to regain the path 400 metres from the trig
Rated: for Overall Experience
A 5.45am bike ride/walk up from Apollo road with Newberys picking up the 3 caches along the way. It has been 7 years since last up these tracks so I forgot how much effort it is to get a bike to the top. Great views though and the coffee, custard tarts and cashew nuts tasted great after the effort. Wonderful views and a great morning with a thrilling bike ride back down.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hauled my backside up this big hill today and was lucky enough to have a guided tour from the gent manning the fire tower.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A very familar sight as you drvie down into Namadgi NP. Have been up here twice before, both tims chasing caches. Attached is a photo on the steps up to the trig.
Rated: for Overall Experience
When I arrived at the Gateway National Park, for a hike at Mt Tennant, I was a bit nervous but, at the same time excited, because I would meet new geocacher’s from the Canberra group and region. I’d like to thank, Tealby, Sol de Lune, Fitzy 1965 Ratpackleavings and Mtrax, who were so patient with me, as I walked at a pace of a turtle sometimes, but, I always made it.
Mt tenant is a beautiful place, and a long walk to the top. I was so happy that I made this trek. On the way I saw a kangaroo with a joey which was so cute, and a variety of colourful, wild flowers. When we all arrived at Trig point, I felt so good, but, unfortunately it’s so cold up there! We stayed for lunch to enjoy the breath taking views of the beautiful countryside, I’d like to thank all the people involved for organising this hike.
Mt tenant is a beautiful place, and a long walk to the top. I was so happy that I made this trek. On the way I saw a kangaroo with a joey which was so cute, and a variety of colourful, wild flowers. When we all arrived at Trig point, I felt so good, but, unfortunately it’s so cold up there! We stayed for lunch to enjoy the breath taking views of the beautiful countryside, I’d like to thank all the people involved for organising this hike.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A group gathering at the top - we (Sol de lune, Fitzy, mtrax, RatPakLeavings, Everlasting & I) used the trig for shelter from the biting wind. Scored this virtual cache while getting Tennent's Tip - it's a long trek up, but there are now several other caches along the way to break up the journey.
I'm not sure why this has been added as a GCA category when visits to trigs can be recorded on waymarking,com - oh well, I suppose it is another smilie for those who like to chase them!
I'm not sure why this has been added as a GCA category when visits to trigs can be recorded on waymarking,com - oh well, I suppose it is another smilie for those who like to chase them!
33+1560=1593
From now on, I will definitely be carrying a camera at every trig point I visit. I really support the introduction of TrigPoint "caches" because there are usually great views from such highpoints and it is particularly applicable in certain parks.
When I first started caching, I often didn't carry a camera, and visited many trigs whilst caching.
However, whether the thought police like it or not, I intend to claim every trig that I visited since starting caching at the beginning of 2007. As evidence, I will either post the photo if I have one, or reference the cache that I visited nearby, or name another cacher who can vouch for me being there.
I visited this trig on 21 July 2007 with Captain Tomato when finding another excellent cache by Tankengine. We came up here the hard way - on purpose - for training value. And I have a photo.
From now on, I will definitely be carrying a camera at every trig point I visit. I really support the introduction of TrigPoint "caches" because there are usually great views from such highpoints and it is particularly applicable in certain parks.
When I first started caching, I often didn't carry a camera, and visited many trigs whilst caching.
However, whether the thought police like it or not, I intend to claim every trig that I visited since starting caching at the beginning of 2007. As evidence, I will either post the photo if I have one, or reference the cache that I visited nearby, or name another cacher who can vouch for me being there.
I visited this trig on 21 July 2007 with Captain Tomato when finding another excellent cache by Tankengine. We came up here the hard way - on purpose - for training value. And I have a photo.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I Agree with Squirrels comments as mentioned in other trig point caches in the ACT (+ a few extra comments of my own)
When I first started caching, I often didn't carry a camera, (Digital cameras did not exist)and visited many trigs whilst caching. I also visited many trigs BEFORE geocaching even existed, when I was riding my Mountain bike/s in the 1990's, so all recent finds.
I actually visited this "trig point" - its actually a fire tower, on well, many times in the 1990's, 31/12/1999 (when I rode up here NON-STOP), and 17/4/2006 chasing the cache "Tennents tip", and MANY times since - its a great ride!!!!!! Picture attached of my MTB at the top fire tower.
When I first started caching, I often didn't carry a camera, (Digital cameras did not exist)and visited many trigs whilst caching. I also visited many trigs BEFORE geocaching even existed, when I was riding my Mountain bike/s in the 1990's, so all recent finds.
I actually visited this "trig point" - its actually a fire tower, on well, many times in the 1990's, 31/12/1999 (when I rode up here NON-STOP), and 17/4/2006 chasing the cache "Tennents tip", and MANY times since - its a great ride!!!!!! Picture attached of my MTB at the top fire tower.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Have been up here a number of times! - Even hid a cache up here!
Rated: for Overall Experience
