Mount Tilga Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Sep-09. Waypoint TP4879
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 1.529' E147° 8.162' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 512703E 6345879N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 315 m |
| Local Government Area: | Lachlan |
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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: 330.08
PID: 2947561
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Access: via Mount Tilga Rd
Logs
is a steep walk up the hill but well worth it for the 360 degree views when you get there. The signs say it's the Centre of NSW and it's a fitting place for it to be. TFTC GCA.I decided this trig had to be visit also. I'm really glad I did it because that was the highlight of my day. It was all downhill after that. High-light ...downhill ...from a trig ...get it? Hahaha, I crack myself up.
It was actually the best thing about my day. I got to go 4wding! I drove right up to 100m from the top of Tilga. The last 100m was a nice step walk where I found some really cool rocks. There's heaps that look like broken stalactites or mites, and a few white rocks with fossils and tiny pockets of crystals in them, and some flat quartz chunks with shiny golden stuff on both flat sides of it that I'm pretty sure wasn't gold.
Up top the view went for miles and miles and miles. I swear I could almost see my old friend Mt Boppy in the distance. Not really, but still... the view was sunburnt, sweeping, wide, and brown, edged with a mountain here and there, and dotted with unpainted grey silos and a farm house here and there.
Sadly there was no rock cairn here, but the pin was easy to find. It wouldn't be hard to build a rock cairn if you had the time and it wasn't so hot. If the surveyors really do still use them they might get upset though. Photos were taken of the view and moi (left the GPS 100m downhill so wasn't going to get it and return).
After checking out the art trail and utes before this, I decided to take a different road back to Forbes. I figured I had it sorted so turned google maps off and missed a turn. Thankfully i figured I was headed the wrong direction before too long and got back to town with just enough time for a quick shower before a baked pork dinner was served, with crackling. Yummo! Shhhh, don't tell my diet I cheated on it. Haha. Actually working with BlazeAid and getting a free feed prepared for you by someone else every night is really great except that it kind of throws any kind of diet out the window.
Was a long hot walk to the top today but we made it!! Thanks for the trig.
Stayed at Condobolin last night and grabbed this Trig when we climbed Mt Tilga this morning.
TFTC !!
Today was heading from Condoblin to home via Parkes, Forbes and Young. Our aim today was to climb Mt Tilga for the GC cache. Happy to find a trig here too!
Drove up to nearly the top, which we have done on many occasion before when growing up here. Use to spend many trips here just to see who could make it to the top first. They did not have the barriers around then... A little greener here than last visit. Not much of a trig point but some amazing views and you can see as far as you want.
We lived out this road a little further for a few years. Where you turn to the right to come to here if you turn left there is a pistol club the other way, they shoot each Saturday if you out here then, (was also a member of them at one stage). A great small town to visit.
Enjoy your visit to this area
Lil Donna
*FTF* @ 11:57am on 28 May 2020 With a free day, I decided on going for another outing. This time I decided on collecting the caches around Condobolin because there was a possible FTF up for grabs. Just over two hours of driving, I found myself at GZ of the first cache I was attempting. After a long search, I was almost going to give up but something caught my eye. IT WAS THE CACHE but was the FTF there too… YES, I’m the only one to have found it.
GZ is off but if you use your Geo-senses it’s not too difficult. Then I had a look around at the rest area and learnt a few things. After that excitement, I headed into Condo to continue my cache hunt. The next one on my list was the cache at the welcome sign. I loved the sign and as for the cache a quick find. I then headed out to Mount Tilga to find the cache out there. I parked the car at the bottom of the hill and walked up. Once up there, I decided on taking in the view and then try to find the cache. I found the cache and was on my way back to the car and I nearly tripped over. I regained my balance and took a look at what caused it and I found a Trigpoint Pin. I took a photo and a set of coordinates. (When I got home, I took a look into both active and archived trigpoints and discovered Mount Tilga (TP4879) which had the same coordinates. I have now reactivated that cache so others can find it too.) BONUS FTF! After getting down the mountain, I headed back into town for some lunch and to find the tigpoints around Condo. Then it was time to head home. Once I got home I logged my finds and got started finding GCA Locationless Caches to finish my day off. TB visit on all caches and all the required photos uploaded to my logs. I would like to thank all CO’s of the caches I found for allowing them to bring me and others joy. TFTC’s and TFTLC’s! If in the future the location does becomes accessible and the trig is found, the listing can be unarchived by logging an 'Unarchived' log.
