Cole Cowan, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 21-Jan-11. Waypoint TP5593
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 35.106' E151° 12.384' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 333553E 6282404N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 205 m |
| Local Government Area: | The Hornsby |
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Description
Cole TS1531
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Cole.
Serial number is: TS1531.
Last Inspected on: No Data.
Elevation is: 196 metres.
This old fashioned trig is on the track to "Panorama Cache" (GC6A0) and consists of a well-constructed cairn of stones. The name was confirmed from old parish maps and the coordinates are based on geomatica's as logged as a waypoint on the way to Panorama Cache.
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 access.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
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The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
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Logs
Photo includes bonus finger.
Michael (GPS).
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
amazing condition, most of the mast is still there and where the name and elevation was painted on it this has now been sandblasted to slightly raised letters! you can still make out the name 'COLE' and the elevation '672' in feet of course. Only one of the vanes remain on top of the cairn.
This made for a great day out, I must get back to do the remaining 2 Trigs along the ridge, I chickened out when the weather started looking decidedly menacing and turned back.
The track is getting overgrown with all the recent rain but still OK
as last time I came it was within 6 months of the area being burnt out, and all the new growth made it quite miserable. (It still took me this time a T4 route to get to the track tho.)Knowing it would be quite a hike to get Panorama and Cliff TP I was grateful to have MVMB along for the walk. Found this cairn / trig first time 0945, Monday, 10/10/83, which I photographed, but as mentioned on many other trig pages, those photos had been tossed out in the 90's
without any consultation.This time, found 1616
A great walk, featuring lovely being trig cairns.
Found on the track heading out to the Panorama GC cache and beyond with a bunch of intrepid geaochers.
Well, first to log it anyway, others who did Panorama cache in the past and before TPs were listed here have "found" it years ago.These old trigs are works of art.
