Fulton Triangle Flat, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0973
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 46.585' E149° 29.560' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 730821E 6259841N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1060 m |
| Local Government Area: | Bathurst |
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Description
Fulton TS2117
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Fulton.
Serial number is: TS2117.
Last inspected on: April 28, 1982.
Elevation is: 1072 meters.
Rooftop type pillar on top of concrete monument.
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.
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The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
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Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 1072.4
PID: 2950162
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Went up the short cut track but it has many trees fallen on track so I went the long way around & followed the fence line to trig. In the forest plantation area, there has been left markings on pine plantation trees so I will have a wild guess that this area is marked for future logging.
Climbed fence & got close to trig – this would have to be the highlight of the day – many thanks again
'Unfound' since listing in 2009, but with the 'mushroom in a deluded belief it was a drive-by and worth the 20km (13km from Rockley) drive for a log.
And 13km more or less it was ... though no drive-by. Up along the dusty Schumachers Road and a flurry of work vehicles appearing through the dust ... to a roadside gate (latched, but no padlock or signs to discourage). No dramas there so off into a pine forest along a reasonably good dirt track, halted only by a fallen pine on a grassy side track. Shank's pony a short way along to a barbed fenceline and then a further 200m or so walk for ...
... one of the impressive trigs one is likely to see.
Given the isolation, it was a parting of the barbed wire and through for the short distance for a close up and personal view.*
A maybe 10-metre concrete block monument with the trig (mast and vanes intact) and a sturdy ladder firmly attached. A climb by rogerw3 and the name plate is also intact, though awkwardly placed. A trig that would be seen across the vast vista, that displays from this hilltop. (Once the location is understood the tower can be seen from the road back to Rockley).
*Plenty to see from the fence and it may be the only future way with the installation of elect fence insulators seemingly recently installed.
Hard to miss this monument, quite spectacular.
