Balladonia Hotel-motel West Pioneer, Western Australia, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Sep-09. Waypoint TP1386
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S32° 12.437' E123° 20.630' (WGS 84) |
| 51H 532403E 6436536N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 266 m |
| Local Government Area: | Dundas |
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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: 264
PID: 2949227
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
. Did the bad man place it out here or what 
? This was a bush bash & luckily, I saved co-ordinate’s where the 4wd was parked 
. I would have been lost 
or waited for the next road train to pass to hear the sound of the direction of road. This is a bush zig zag bash to trig & return. There was once a track here but last used in the 1950’s???? 
– thanks for the exercise. 
Thanks
Albida
This one turned out to be the biggest challenge of them all though
A good 250 metres into the scrub !!
Thick scrub !!
Scrub that you should not walk through in shorts
But I did anyway, and after a good 10 minutes of mucking about was rewarded by the bestest trig point this side of Caiguna
An actual, intact, not vandalised, except by mother nature, trig point
So this is how most of the others used to look.
This TP's remoteness from the highway has saved it
TFTTP
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