Red Hill Trig Jane Brook, Western Australia, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 24-May-17. Waypoint TP7645
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S31° 51.460' E116° 3.931' (WGS 84) |
| 50J 411595E 6474960N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 151 m |
| Local Government Area: | Swan |
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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.
Parking and access through the fence along the edge of the National Park is at S31 51.515 E116 03.889
Logs
Photo taken and will be posted when I get it off the GPS which is playing up at the moment. (Probably for lack of use.)
This particular one and the others identified with this one are marked on a topographical map as a trig point so are classed as one without knowing if there was ever an actual structure.
This view on what is or what is not a trig point was formed and accepted a number of years ago for WA trigs when the information above was first ascertained.
If this view is not now to be accepted and SSM plates can never be trig points without any structure on or around them then technically all the others that exist without structures will have to be archived as well as they are basically only ever identified by SSM plates. (ie >98% of the existing WA trig points will go.)
Thank you for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
(The blocks on the hill below near the parking area are going for 500k to 600k if anybody is interested and the views are similar to what can be seen at the trig.)
