Tomah Mt Tomah, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP1829
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 32.651' E150° 25.414' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 260777E 6285408N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 997 m |
| Local Government Area: | Blue Mountains City |
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Description
Tomah TS4394
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Tomah.
Serial number is: TS4394.
Last Inspected on: March, 1976.
Elevation is: 1000 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.
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: 1000.03
PID: 2950525
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
This 1 was the last for the day, as I was getting down the mountain the weather turned & a drop of 10 degrease happened, lightening happening in the distance, made it home before it dumped.
About the trig a very nice 1 completed - thanks
I liked the round stone walled plinth the trig was in the middle of.
I yelled over the fence to the owners to ask permission to photograph the trig, and they were more than happy (while they were landscaping their garden).
Not much changed over the years.
Lovely old steel structure with the old type wooden mast, 2 of the vanes have gone missing, but it is nice to see it has survived the wind storm of a few days ago, a lot of the larger trees in the area were not so lucky.
Man it was cold up her on Saturday morning - lots and lots of frost on the ground
Found this on the way out to Bathurst for Christmas.
But it survives! And it's not too hard to take some decent photos from behind the fence, near Skyline Road. I wish I could have got closer but didn't want to infringe on someone's yard.
Very interesting. Will upload my photos a little later this evening.
'Three Thumbs Up' for something a bit different.
