Boppy Mountain Area Canbelego, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Sep-09. Waypoint TP4150
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S31° 32.486' E146° 16.850' (WGS 84) |
| 55J 431734E 6510166N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 380 m |
| Local Government Area: | Cobar |
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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: 406
PID: 2950593
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Day 2 - and we drove from Warren over to Cobar. This was a fun trip up this mountain for a couple of finds. Up we went and parked at the gate, then a scramble up and along the ridge to the Trig. Great views from up here !
Thanks GCA !!
Goulburn to Forbes, Nyngen, Cobar, Broken Hill, Wentworth and Balranlad. After a sleep in we left our overnight
stop at Warren and headed to Cobar via Nyngen. There were a few caches along the way, but most of the action
was the Australian Towns series North of Cobar, and a great selection of local caches. The two Earth caches
were the highlight.
This short detour took us up two of the peaks on this outcrop. First we did the physical cache, then made out way up to the trig.
Thanks
Albida
A short but steep climb up to the trig when you can’t go any further. Surprised there isn’t an earth cache here with all the aggregate rocks up here.
Amazing views!
Caching on our way to Cobar with geovan in tow we unhitched the van and Mr T drove up to snap this trig and find the nearby cache.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Blue - Cerberus or Orange - Minotaur. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. As we travelled from Cobar to Nyngan, we came across a few trig points along the way. We took a short detour off the Barrier Highway to see if we could find the Boppy Mountain Area Trig Point. It was quite a steep yet good gravel road to get to where we could park the car. Aftre a short walk further uphill we found the remains of the trig point: a steel pin in the ground, a rock pile and part of the beacon vane. Three photos have been added to the Gallery: our GPS next to the steel pin; our GPS on the rock pile; and the remains of the beacon between rocks. There were great views over the flat countryside from Boppy Mountain - it certainly stands well above the plains. Thanks Geocaching Australia for the cache.
A trig point was there for the finding.
Trig point finds don't come much easier, or more speccy than the Boppy Mountain trig
Sure this 'mountain' is not that high, topping out a mere 80 metres or so above the surrounding area.
But it feels more like 500 metres when you reach the top and look out over the vastness of the outback in all directions
The trig point, or remains of, were found after a short rock scramble from the end of the road
TFTTP !!
FTF. Certainly wasn't the real first to find - only geocaching-wise. There were heaps of names on the plates of this trig. The trig itself is a little worse for wear. It's been used for target practice and maybe even explosives testing, haha. It was lying in pieces on the ground surrounding a hole where it used to stand. The view was AMAZING!!! Well worth a stop. Two of the trig semicircles had Buppe pressed into them. Is that it's original name of the mountain and trig?
