Round Mountain GS Bogangar, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 08-Feb-13. Waypoint TP6613
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S28° 20.017' E153° 33.095' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 554065E 6865716N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 143 m |
| Local Government Area: | Tweed |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station and photograph the GZ.
Official Code: TS5931
Official Name: Round Mountain
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.
Access: Good entry, park at National Park entry to Cudgen Nature Reserve, (locked gate) - to the side: S28º 19.85' E153º 33.265'. Make your own way/path up to the south. Long grass, so be careful.
Hints
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Logs
I read the log from Grahame Cookie. Actually, I’ve read many logs from Grahame Cookie and know that he’s someone who knows how to find a good Trig so I followed his advice and parked at the suggested coordinates. Onwards I went towards Trig goodness.
Just prior to parking I heard on the radio about people in Byron Bay crying over their Splendour in the Grass being too muddy….. well, I was having my own Splendour in the (above head high) Grass with lots of mud moments and loving every second of it haha. The closer to the summit you get the less high and dense the grass. I arrived at the prize after about 40 minutes of trekking. It’s always sad to see these things in disrepair but it’s easy to imagine them in their glory days. Photos taken, smiling actioned, snacks consumed. Time to head back, no rush. It was an easy decent. The grass was so thick that as I pressed forward it made somewhat of a walking ramp for me. I was back to the geo-van in under 20 minutes. A great start to my day. Thanks for the cache.
On my way home from an Asian volunteer/holiday, I was looking for a few trigs to find. TS5931 - Round Mountain, was one that I had noticed on SIX Maps NSW, that hadn't been published yet on GCA, nor a Waymark. So, after a 'DNF' on TS10117 - Norries Head TS, which I could not identify, as there is a Dedicated Bench pretty much over the identified spot, I was routed past the Cudgen Nature Reserve.There was a couple of short entry points south of Clothiers Creek Rd, with metal pipes blocking entry - odd. I went to the western side of the mountain, but that did not seem appropriate, so went back, on checking out the Access point mentioned, noticed it is a National Park entry, so pulled my car further off to the side - in case they wanted access while I was climbing up (however unlikely).
For about a 100 m I was able to follow a slightly overgrown grassy track, and then it was up to me to make the best of the LONG grass between me and the top. About the only places where the grass was not waist high was where the occasional branch had fallen down, or where the scree slope didn't allow the grass to flourish.
As it steepened, there was places where I needed to reach in at head height, to separate the grass, so that when my feet were able to make it up there, I could still see the 'ground' so as to best place my foot!
About 50 m away from the trig the mountain started to 'flatten out' making it a pleasure, so that at 25 m I could finally see the top of the pedestal - no vanes on view. It is a square-steel post, with a broken/bent off plastic upper post with the vanes lying on the ground beside the conical concrete base. There is a name plate screwed to one of the vanes, stating: CENTRAL MAPPING AUTHORITY, GEODETIC STATION, ROUND MOUNTAIN. Great, I'm in the correct spot. Took a few photos, and then made my way carefully down the hill to the car.
wasnt appearing on map so reentered.