York Obelisk Hartley Vale, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-14. Waypoint TP6984

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Type: TrigPoint
Container: Other
Coordinates: S33° 33.144' E150° 13.156' (WGS 84)
  56H 241826E 6284006N (UTM)
Elevation: 1051 m
Local Government Area: Blue Mountains City

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York Obelisk TS12023

 

Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: York Obelisk.

Serial number is: TS12023.

Last inspected on: No data.

Elevation is: 1055m.

 

The passive station is the obelisk monument.

 

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. 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.

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22-Mar-23
 
12-Jun-22
We started our afternoon up on Mt York, mainly for these two trigs..... great views from everywhere up here....
 
08-May-21
Out doing some abseiling training here at Mt York today, good to see it is finally open again after the fires. I have been trying to get these for some time patiently waiting for the road to open. A beautiful Autumn day to be out in the mountains and a quick and easy grab.
 
19-Jun-20
quick find in the dark!
TFTC Wilbert67
 
28-Sep-19
tftc
 
28-Jul-19
Found on a chilly but sunny Sunday!
 
26-Feb-19
Found while out caching with viaggio0001. Realised I had been here years when MrT, ClimbingSon and MusoSon did some rock climbing nearby. A lively picturesque area. TFTT
 
28-Jul-18
Walked out from the car park. Wind getting up.
 
28-Jul-18
Visiting Mt York with oldmorty
 
26-Apr-18
ANZAC day – left home about the same time I would go to work. So, as I was traveling west I could see many people at the dawn services along the way. I must say it look like parking was a premium so it looks to have been a good turnout. Did the caching run today to claim Celebration Day : ANZAC Day - Find a geocache on ANZAC Day, so I did & this is one of them.
Came down here & there was many campers & 2 ambulances so I did only these 2 trigs & not the many waymarks & other caches in the area. At least the trigs area I had to my self on this day – thanks
Clan Griffin
 
02-Feb-18
A grey day but still a top view. The obelisk has an interesting history dating back to the end of the 19th century when a group of locals felt that not enough had been done to commemorate the pioneering 1813 expedition, led by Gregory Blaxand, across the mountains. Presumably, it overshadowed the York TS, nearby.
 
Found whilst doing a cache run in the area with teamMerlin.
 
11-Jan-18
Came through on a cache run this afternoon and collected the two trigs at Mt York. What a fantastic view from the obelisk, well worth the visit.
 
Cool obelisk. I enjoyed driving around some of the roads people like myself never see when passing through the mountains. Was great to be able to travel at my own pace and do as I please. Smile

This was the place with the explorers wishing chair right? I didn't have any coins on me but I sat and wished my knees worked well enough for me to hike again. It had my middle name on it - explorer. Okay so I just like to think of myself as one when I go bush around Dubbo and region. haha.
 
03-Oct-16
Noticed a camping area just up from the Obelisk, and was tempted to camp here, before heading back to work at lunchtime on the Tuesday, but thought better of that, so got my photos of the Obelisk, and the information signs, and continued on my way.
Found at 1807. Tho I had seen the obelisk from down in the valley @ 1715, when I took a zoomed shot of it. Certainly seen from a long distance.
 
08-Aug-15
found while doing the Footsteps in Time multi following the trail of markers for Evans with the final one here. The obelisk was an interesting read and we got a good sunset from the spot. Thanks for the trig.
 
11-Jul-15
Out caching on the mountain top ... and had logged the other trig months back - unclear why this was not logged at the same time.
 
21-Jun-15
TFTT
 
20-Jun-15
First time I've been out here....and what a nice area. Very pleased I decided to head out here and give Katoomba a miss this visit.
 
10-Mar-15
Found with blossom*
 
10-Mar-15
Another non-trig looking trig
 
27-Sep-14
We were out here to look for a couple of other caches, and Canary pointed out to me that this obelisk was now a trig. So I took the obligatory photos.
 
02-Sep-14
A nice quick find while up here for a stage of a new multi.
 
01-Sep-14

Great to be able to log this 'new' trig!

Have visited here often.

Great views!

'Four Thumbs Up' for the various panoramas and the history.

Thanks to rogerw3 for publishing this one . . .

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01-Sep-14
Since I was in the area exploring it seemed a good idea to at last take the needed photo for this passive trig station. So much history and information in this reserve, well worth a trip and some great views as well.

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