East Jukes ST827 Southwest, Tasmania, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 26-Apr-17. Waypoint TP7623
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S42° 9.724' E145° 35.838' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 384125E 5331277N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 695 m |
| Local Government Area: | West Coast |
/145.5973,-42.162067,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
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.
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.
Additonal Information
Source: Surcom database http://surcom.dpiw.tas.gov.au/surcom/jsp/site/mark_cont.jsp?cmd=Site%20Summary&id=22089&datum=5
There is a track marked with rock cairns leading up to the trig point but they can be hard to find sometimes. Access from Mt Jukes Rd.
Logs
The forecast for today was spot on....totally cloud free.
Arrived at around 11:15 am, parked on the saddle between East Jukes and Proprietary Peak and found a way up the cutting just below the remote weather station.
Murder didn't like getting up there but his goat instincts got him up and over. There is no real pad but as we got higher a few cairns were spotted where the pad sidled to the south around large boulders.
Once on the ridge it was flat going north to north east around to the trig.
A large pole has been used as the beacon inside a large cairn of rocks.
Not far away was a cememt post for a theodolite stand...same as we used for FT up Smithton way.
The views were spectacular with snow capped peaks dotting the horizon with Frenchmans Cap standing out.
A superb day with Murder making great company.
Getting back to the top of the cutting, Murder wasn't willing to get down the steep slippery batter, so had to detour south a 150m to where a creek crossed the road with no batter.
All up time of around 1.5 hrs....not bad considering the detour at the end.
A great day and another Trig under Murders' belt....cheers ST.
This was our second cache for the day and the weather wasn't getting any better.
We parked the cars very near the highest point of the road and found a spot to climb the cutting. To our surprise we found a rock cairn and a remote weather station nearby. We followed the cairns as much as we could but they were hard to find in spots and easily missed. Near the top we spotted a rock that looked like an animal not sure what it was though, maybe a wombat. It was an easy walk up and would have been a lot better if the weather was better.
At the top we found a surveyors stand and then the trig point, a rock cairn with a wooden post that had rotted at the bottom and fallen over.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't any good for views.
A 1.2km return trip taking 1 hour and 20 mins
A joint *FTF* with Swampy.
We parked our vehicles just near the top of the road and found a likely point to start the walk.
We soon found a rock cairn and just after, an air temperature datalogger. An interesting device with no external connections or power.
Back on to the walk and we would occasionally find a cairn and try to find the next. Some were just a couple of small rocks sitting on a larger, some were easy to spot. The best one is the wombat.
We finally reached the summit and started on the final leg to the trig. Mist was blow around for most of the trip.
Found the trig marker and the brass plaque concreted into the rock. There is also a theodolite mount on a concrete pipe some 23m away.
By this time things started cooling off quickly so we made our way back to the cars.
A joint *FTF* with Alby Dangles. Thanks for the company Alby!
A top trig in the right weather.
