McDonald Coree, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 12-Apr-11. Waypoint TP5676
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S35° 18.460' E148° 56.510' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 676540E 6091107N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 782 m |
| Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
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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.
Logs
Came back today, so I'm logging it for today.
Found during a run up here doing the local trigs and caches. While I mainly looked for GC caches, when an easy GCA cache comes along we go for that as well. Trigs are particularly nice to track down and find. I was very happy when they became part of the GCA cache family. Its especially satisfying if you have made a big climb up for one ! I have also now joined dragonZone in Clan Cerberus, so there are more reasons to find those GCA caches. Its interesting to find the many different types of trigs. From the traditional metal legs and vanes, to the concrete base with vanes, to the ones on top of water tanks (especialy the red ones !), as well the new CORS type. When you look on a GCA map and see all those hundreds and hundreds of blue 'Z's it shows just how many there are out there. Shame so many are on private property and cannot be accessed at all. So as far as I'm concerned every trig that can be found and photographed is a real bonus !
Today was a big day for me. Lots of walking and an encounter with a rather large snake !
The trig was quickly 'found'. Piccie taken and posted.
Thanks Geocaching Australia !
A nice pile of rocks that I missed on my last visit.
Note there is mobile reception here which was a surprise
Bit hard in the heat but got there okay. Went straight for it's big brother up the hill, then the GC cache, then this. I'd walked past it without even noticing the pile of rocks...
) Take the mandatory photos, back down and I'm off.
This trig is named 'McDonald' and its northern neighbour is named 'McDonald Ecce'. The 'newer' trig can be seen in the background of one of my photos.
