Levers Plateau (QTS 413 / TS 6109) Palen Creek, Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 02-Oct-23. Waypoint TP13670

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S28° 19.195' E152° 50.094' (WGS 84)
	56J 483815E 6867346N (UTM)
Elevation:	777 m
Local Government Area:	Scenic Rim

Map

Whodunit Container

Queensland Government Department of National Parks Park Alerts

Description

This is a TrigPoint Cache. There is no physical geocache container with a logbook or swap items relating to this cache here. To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the TrigPoint, along with your GPS receiver or your geocaching name on something or yourself.

Levers Plateau (QTS 413 / TS 6109)

Installed 1977. The trig site is on the high point of Levers Plateau which is on the SE corner of Mount Barney National Park. It sits a few metres away from the QLD / NSW border fence on the QLD side. A galvanised witness post is what you will find.

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Access: Park at the end of Philp Mountain Road, S 28° 18.534' E 152° 51.168' then walk to the border fence and head north to the listed coordinates. About 8km return, allow 3 hours.

Logs

02-Oct-23

wayn0

After a recent recce to this area I decided it was likely that I could reach the high point of Levers Plateau. This high point is on the SE of Mount Barney National Park and sits just a few metres on the QLD side of the QLD / NSW border. The rabbit fence is still maintained along this section. I parked at the end of Philp Mountain Road where a council sign says it's the end of the maintained section of road and not to drive further. There is a gate at this point. There is also a sign from I think Bunnings saying "DANGER KEEP OUT Authorised Personnel Only". After I ignored it I walked the track several hundred metres to the border fence then turned right. The first thing I noticed was the well maintained fence and an old fence-workers hut. After exploring the hut I continued north. I arrived at some private property on the QLD side so I jumped into NSW. I walked quickly along this section as I was uncomfortably close to the house.. just a few metres at one point! Once past the property I slowed down and continued at a nicer pace. A couple of sections were steep but nothing too bad. It was a nice cool day out on the border. I arrived at the trig site and began to explore. All I could find was the witness post. I was hoping to find a broad arrow on a reference post that was mentioned in the survey notes but this has been cleared for maintenance of the fence. On my return I encountered a python that had no interest in sharing the fence line. It was unusually very aggressive and would not let me pass by. It eventually got tired of the stand-off and entered the forest. There are some waterfalls in this area I would like to visit but that will be another day.
Thanks for the cache Smile