Huons No.1 Bandiana, Victoria, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP2563
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S36° 7.889' E146° 55.508' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 493263E 6001465N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 399 m |
| Local Government Area: | Wodonga |
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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: 427.56
PID: 2950432
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
This trig might be called No 1 but it is the second that I have found today. Too cold to walk up so the photo has been taken from the gate. TFTT Geocaching Australia
#GA5584 - 11:20; Stopped off on the way to Melbourne with Sol de lune to do a removals job for the geodaughter and decided to give the two trigs up here another try. Finally located the correct road up today and this one was the second stop. Nice to get this one off the 'to do' list! TFTT Geocaching Australia 
Finally managed to get up for these two trigs, with this being the second one. A neat full size trig, however the lock gate means you can only get to within about 50 metres. Still good enough though and the photo was soon in the bag.
Thanks for another one....
Thanks for another one....
Rated: for Overall Experience
Pushed the bike up the Butt Butt trail from the other side, only to see that there was a car park up here!!! Great ride down though...
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out and about on this warm summers day with buhfuhguh and we spotted these 2 GCA Trigpoints. Gotta love a good trig! 
So what was on the books today, well simple to pick up Ahomburgs phone, silly bugger left it in skullracing's car after some mid drive cramps back to our campsite. Well now we had to had to drive north in order to pick it up. So that is why i am up in that corner of the world, and whilst starting a rather painful multi within the area I noticed that there were not one but 2 trigs up on this hill. Fantastic now I can go out and get more of my loved trigs. So now that is all done thanks for the cache and the amazing views
Rated: for Overall Experience
One of the many trigs we have found in our travels.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Up here with DAB and the Tritonz to check out the amazing views up here and a bonus trig point
Thanks for the trig point
Thanks for the trig point
While checking out the sights with Na'wal and The-_Tritonz, we stumbled across this trigpoint. ONce again, we were rewarded with stunning views. 
Thanks for bringing us here GCA.
Thanks for bringing us here GCA. Rated: for Overall Experience
while up here on a caching adventure we spotted this trig, what an awesome spot, thanks for the trig
While in the area we located this trig. Great views but very windy. The required photo has been added to the gallery.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Made our way up to the trig point as far as we could go. Fantastic views in all directions.TFTC
My husband did not want to cross the fence with me so took a long view photo and then I walked closer to get a close view photo.
I love visiting TrigPoints.
I love visiting TrigPoints.
Rated: for Overall Experience
There must have been quite a large mountain biking event going on up the hill, and I happened along just as everybody was leaving. There was several 'pinch points' with cattle grids, etc, so it took a while to get to the picnic area.
Headed off to this trig (before get a couple of caches), which is a metal pipe quadrapod, typical of Victoria, with black semi-circular vanes.
Found @ 1308, in reasonable condition, beside the repeater tower.
Headed off to this trig (before get a couple of caches), which is a metal pipe quadrapod, typical of Victoria, with black semi-circular vanes.
Found @ 1308, in reasonable condition, beside the repeater tower.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Fabulous views over the city are the highlight of this trig point. That and the remote controlled sailplanes that soared with impressive skill in the updraft. I hunted around for the survey mark to no avail (and also for the other GA cache but no luck there) but I was seriously content with the view from up here. I should have walked from the base and felt like I cheated to drive most of the way, as one of my scout mates said "The view from climbing is significantly more appreciated than from the view driving." A great place to visit especially in the late evening.
Didn’t climb the fence to take a closer shot – 1 ripped pants on bard wire was enough for this trip south – nice views up here - thanks
Rated: for Overall Experience
Up here chasing a couple of caches while waiting for our appointment at the Military Museum, and bagged this this trig.
Great view from here.
Great view from here.
Second of the two trig points while up here today. A nice easy one at 16:50 with some great views in all directions.
Thanks Geocaching Australia.
Thanks Geocaching Australia.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found after staying overnight in Wodonga on the way home to Canberra. Some good views here early morning, with fog over parts of Albury, cold though.
I was in Albury today having driven up from Melbourne to check out the Caravan, Camping and Fishing Show.
Afterwards, I did a few caches and happened to notice this Trig Point nearby, so I logged it.
Great views from up here. It's sort of dominated by the communications towers here beside it.
Afterwards, I did a few caches and happened to notice this Trig Point nearby, so I logged it.
Great views from up here. It's sort of dominated by the communications towers here beside it.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Southbound to Melbourne from the Oz Mega, Kaisho53 and I buzzed up the hill to obtain the Trig and avail ourselves of another icon to the day's tally.
It was a crisp morning out but the cloud in the valley and the calves en route to GZ made up for it. It's spectacular up this way.
It appears the pic of Kaisho53 disappeared into the etha so mine shows the trig...
It was a crisp morning out but the cloud in the valley and the calves en route to GZ made up for it. It's spectacular up this way.
It appears the pic of Kaisho53 disappeared into the etha so mine shows the trig...
Rated: for Overall Experience
Heading back to Melbourne from OzMega wityh Gunnie69 today we made a slight detour today to grab this to help us reach our target of 10 icons (GC) & 12 cache types GCA for the day..
Quick walk up here to grab co-ords & take a pic and we headed off towards Yackandandah for a flash mob event
sadly picture of trig structure was as failure but GPS & co-ords worked..
Quick walk up here to grab co-ords & take a pic and we headed off towards Yackandandah for a flash mob event
sadly picture of trig structure was as failure but GPS & co-ords worked..
Found both of the trig points here while doing mega event games, will upload pics when I get home after the event.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found while out & about at Oz Mega Event. Great views, left camera in car so pic from a distance.
Found both o the trig points here while passing by doing mega event games. Will upload pics and longer log when I get home after the event
Rated: for Overall Experience
5 minute walk from road to trig point tripod. Last time I was here the freeway was still being constructed. Fantastic scenery from the trig point. Argueably the best view of the twin cities of Albury-Wodonga. Access to "hill road" from Murray Valley Hwy into Whytes Rd.
Rated: for Overall Experience
After reading the first few logs, I did some research and discovered that there are two seperate trigpoints on Huons Hill (see gallery for sketch plan). Have updated the name to Huons No.1 and created Huons No.2. (apologies to DJ Rascal who was FTF Huons No.2)
Had found Watts on Huon last year but a moveable cache brought us back. Enjoyed walking up the hill and taking in the view of the area...again. This time around it is MUCH greener and there is quite a bit more water 
. Great place to reflect for a bit 
. Great place to reflect for a bit Rated: for Overall Experience
Came up here chasing both this and the nearby Puzzle which luckily was found easily. Also hid a GCA moveable "Esconde" very nearby... so you might wanna grab it too!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Attended tis cache with Everlasting. Brilliant views and would recommend to others to go and enjoy the views and nab a cache or two.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Accompanied with Coruze, we enjoyed walk along to the trig - so beauty view from top - Breathless. Thanks.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I last travelled to the top of this hill to find a geocache that sat up here.
Today with the lure of a different cache and this trig point I wandered up there again
I found the survey marker at the coordinates near the lookout.
It had me puzzled for a minute as there is a trigpoint marker sitting about 450metres away on the next hill.
So I took photos of them both just to be sure !!
Today with the lure of a different cache and this trig point I wandered up there again
I found the survey marker at the coordinates near the lookout.
It had me puzzled for a minute as there is a trigpoint marker sitting about 450metres away on the next hill.
So I took photos of them both just to be sure !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Drove up here only to find the co-ords for the Trig quite inaccurate. So I walked up to the trig you can actually see & took a reading. GeoScience Australia do explain that their co-ords can be up to 1.8 Ks out & I have found a few examples of this. Corrected the co-ords.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Been to this one many times, and even took pics of it back in 2006 just after I first started caching, but I did the right thing and went back today and took some more fresh photos.
There is no metal prism like structure over the top of this one, but there is one on the peak to the west of this one which you can see quite clearly.
Getting up here is a bit tricky if you don't know where the access road is. It has fooled many people in the past when there used to be a cache called "Huon" up here which has now been archived. Best access is from the Murray Valley Highway 36 08.722 146 56.587
Close to the trig point there is a cairn with distances to various other places on it, and set in the concrete at its base is a time capsule, buried by the Apex club from memory. Also there are a number of viewing platforms, and a couple of hundred meters to the west are toilets and picnic area with electric bbqs.
There is no metal prism like structure over the top of this one, but there is one on the peak to the west of this one which you can see quite clearly.
Getting up here is a bit tricky if you don't know where the access road is. It has fooled many people in the past when there used to be a cache called "Huon" up here which has now been archived. Best access is from the Murray Valley Highway 36 08.722 146 56.587
Close to the trig point there is a cairn with distances to various other places on it, and set in the concrete at its base is a time capsule, buried by the Apex club from memory. Also there are a number of viewing platforms, and a couple of hundred meters to the west are toilets and picnic area with electric bbqs.
