McDonald Ecce Trig, Cotter District Coree, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP3753
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S35° 18.420' E148° 56.516' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 676551E 6091181N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 786 m |
| Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
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Description
Mt McDonald Trig 794m, Cotter District, ACT
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: 788.16
PID: 2950384
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Since I was here again on this warm, but windy Canberra day, I'm logging this one for today.
Found during a run up here doing the local trigs and caches. While I mainly looked for GC caches, when an easy GCA cache comes along we go for that as well. Trigs are particularly nice to track down and find. I was very happy when they became part of the GCA cache family. Its especially satisfying if you have made a big climb up for one ! I have also now joined dragonZone in Clan Cerberus, so there are more reasons to find those GCA caches. Its interesting to find the many different types of trigs. From the traditional metal legs and vanes, to the concrete base with vanes, to the ones on top of water tanks (especialy the red ones !), as well the new CORS type. When you look on a GCA map and see all those hundreds and hundreds of blue 'Z's it shows just how many there are out there. Shame so many are on private property and cannot be accessed at all. So as far as I'm concerned every trig that can be found and photographed is a real bonus !
Today was a big day for me. Lots of walking and an encounter with a rather large snake ! Great views from here as well.
The trig was quickly 'found'. Piccie taken and posted.
Thanks Geocaching Australia !
. Lovely spot with stunning views today. TFTTTFTC and the Seagoon.
Interestingly the topo map shows the old trig as being 1 metre lower than the newer trig but on the ground it appears to definitely be the reverse. The McDonald Ecce trig also has an orange reflector gadget thingy attached which was obviously for bouncing a light or laser or something off. I thought it was maybe aimed at Stromlo but looks as if it's aimed a tad south of there... Not sure what the go is with that???
Check my photos.
A steep climb up the old fire trail, but I got there again......
WOnderful views from up here today, and a little wind!
A 5ºC day, drizzle, gales up the top of many trig hills, horizontal rain up there too – or was it horizontal snow? In other words, an extreme caching day collecting 10 Trig caches, and one determined to be no go.
Pics taken at all of them, some easy jaunts in suburbs, some a stiff climb in the rain/snow/gales, some with great views of a rain covered Canberra or suburbs. It was spectacular views from some of them seeing a rain soaked Canberra or nearby mountain ranges. All in all, a great day with three FTF’s too.
Found an old 4WD trail up here, that made the walk easier. Odd structure at the top???? Nice panoramic views of the mountain & Murrumbidgee.
