Mount Stuart Mt Stuart, Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP4318

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S19° 20.600' E146° 46.837' (WGS 84)
	55K 476957E 7861168N (UTM)
Elevation:	568 m
Local Government Area:	Townsville City

Map

Whodunit Geocache

Queensland Government Department of National Parks Park Alerts

Description

A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.

Although not your typical lollypop style trig point, the communications Tower on Mt. Stuart is certainly visable from just about anywhere in the Townsville area. The area is fenced but you can get to within 30m of GZ. The views from up here are stunning and well worth the drive and as an added bonus,there are a couple of caches nearby.(Added by big dazza 22/22/09)

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: 583.77
PID: 2948556
Other Information: Geoscience Australia

Logs

21-Apr-22

Cybergran V

Whilst in Townsville for the Mega Muggle son drove me up here to do an adventure lab cache and see the amazing view.
Thanks for the trigpoint taken with my iPad which is also my GPS.

Rated: for Overall Experience

20-Apr-22

Smittengranny

Drove up here with Albida33 this morning after the GC Mega was over, but so many caches still to find. Wandered around the back after a GC trad and found this different view for my photo. TFTT Geocaching Australia. Very Happy

18-Apr-22

LuckyL10n

#GA5623 - 16:30; Day thirteen of the Townsville Mega adventure with Sol de lune and as our time in FNQ is drawing to a close, we headed up Mt Stuart for a few last finds. Grabbed a snap of this trig while I was there. TFTT Geocaching Australia Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

14-Apr-22

gregandjudi

finding gc caches and this is a bonus

06-Apr-22

Cosmonaut97

great location. came up here for a stop in another game and figured I'd claim this one as well Wink

TFTTP.

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Nov-19

AT502

Found this cache after reinvigorating my caching / waymarking hobby.

TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

29-Aug-19

Tassie Trekkers

Staying in Townsville for a week and this was one of the trigs we found. Great views from the lookout.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.

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Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Jan-19

geono.

What a location! We planned to go to Mount Stuart lookout and made the visit at night. WOW!! The view of Townsville's lights is amazing. Definitely worth a visit to this trig/tower any time but at night it's magical.

Rated: for Overall Experience

31-Aug-18

thomo31

Townsville is where I was born. we have been a few times over the years but today we didn't stop we were just passing through, maybe a long while before we are back this way again. We couldnt go up with our campertrailer on behind so took a photo the best we could. TFTT

03-Jun-18

Baktrak

Very likely a broadcasting tower and it certainly dominates over all the other comms towers here. A good day for a photos here with wonderful views.

Rated: for Overall Experience

04-Jul-16

beetles2

Came up late in the day for ghe sunset views but low cloud put a stop to that. Did grab trig and nearby GC cache while here though. Thanks.

15-Jun-16

Sol de lune

Last stop on this trip to Townsville....and always great views from up here. Photo taken and all good.

Rated: for Overall Experience

30-Sep-15

sylken

Found on a visit to Mount Stuart while staying in Townsville for a week. Thanks for the trig point GCA

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Aug-15

MalDawg

came up here to grab the other caches. great view over Townsville

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Jul-13

albida33

North Qld 2013. Only a big tower now. Thanks

Albida

14-Dec-12

Champs2Monkeys

Logging as a part of the alphabet challenge

Rated: for Overall Experience

21-Oct-12

silverfox1964

Simba and I stopped here for a photo and claimed this Trig Pnt on our way to do the Mt Stuart Cache run great Day Great views.

Rated: for Overall Experience

13-Sep-11

Yurt

Well I'm glad I grabbed some photos of the tower when I was up here a couple of days ago grabbing the GC caches. I didn't know if it was published so I would have published it anyway. There's no way this couldn't be a trig.

How about the two peahens in the car park? What are they doing there?
Also there's a three pointed mark on the road which I've seen logged as a trig before in other locations. See photo.

Also get this as a trig that hasn't been logged for 12 months or more.

19-Feb-10

The Johnos

There is a very big fence between the spot and the path.
Took a photograph of the tower as it seems to be very close to the exact spot, as advised by other log.

11-Jan-10

ro88ie

Sort of found it
I was up there looking for the other two. Great big fence wont get you to the GZ. I wonder if the actual trig point still exists.

22-Nov-09

big dazza

I think I can claim a find for this one even though I was stopped by a fence 35m from GZ.My GPSr puts GZ directly under the Tower.Thanks for bringing me back up here.