Kalkadoon (A429) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP4546

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S20° 41.983' E139° 32.994' (WGS 84)
	54K 348981E 7710409N (UTM)
Elevation:	498 m
Local Government Area:	Mount Isa City

Map

Whodunit Difficulty

Queensland Government Department of National Parks Park Alerts

Description

Trig Point. Survey Disc with A429. Beacon (broken). Timber Witness Post with A429 and Blaze.. Metal Witness Post.

Edit 15/8/2024

Name changed from BSD Siding Area to Kalkadoon (A429).
BSD Siding Area was miles away from here.
Kalkadoon is the name of the local indigineous people.

...more to come.

-dahumbug-

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Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 519
PID: 2947804
Other Information: Geoscience Australia

Logs

15-Aug-24

dahumbug

Had this one planned for awhile.
Wasnt sure how to get to it.
There were different opinions.
The Dump road...nope.
Maybe walk around the Telstra/Weather Radar Towere Hill...quite possible, prob good walk.
I was told to access the old goat farm...lol.
S 20 42.081 E 139 32.421.
Here you find a gate...with a bit of a wire.
I just drove via the satellite map in the direction of the trig.
I believe this is all council land in view to the dump growing.
Also can be used for rifle target practice..

I got as far as
S20°42.08346' E139°32.42652'
This is where I parked.
There was a barb wire fence to walk along.
About 50 m from the corner of the fence you come to a metal pole.
This is mentioned in the original trig station document.
Some sort of metal post with strainer.
Anyhoo, great place to jump over the barb wire fence.
The original notes say its a 15m hike from here with a heavy pack.
I went up the razorback and came down the gully.
Cool way up, fast way down.

DONT DO THIS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A BIT TRICKY TO NAVIGATE BACK TO THE BARKLY HIGHWAY.

Cheers

Rated: for Overall Experience

08-Jun-18

Tassie Trekkers

One of the many trigs we have found in our travels. Mr T made the trek to this one.

Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience. [*FTF*]

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