The Granite Peaks Munyang, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 28-Dec-17. Waypoint TP7746

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S36° 18.774' E148° 22.402' (WGS 84)
	55H 623291E 5980470N (UTM)
Elevation:	1978 m
Local Government Area:	Snowy Valleys

Map

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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.

The trig is a small metal tripod without mast or vanes. A locating pin exists underneath the tripod.

Logs

14-Aug-23

Outdoornut22

I am running a training program down in the mountains this week for some of my trainees in Outdoor Leadership. of course it gave me a fantastic excuse for them to navigate to some trigs for me. We had a fantastic day snowshoeing from Horse Camp Hut to White's River Hut via the Rolling Grounds and the Granite Peaks. There wasnt a lot of snow around for this time of year unfortunately but it made the disappointment of not being on skis a little easier. fantastic weather today I got all they way down to a cotton long sleeve shirt. This metal tripod still stands here but has lost its vanes. I only made a quick stop at this one as the day was getting late and there wasnt enough snow for me to walk right up to it without removing my snow shoes.

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-Dec-21

jonnosan

I came up from Guthega power station. I dumped my overnight bag at Horse Camp Hut then carried on up the aquaduct trail to White River Hut, then headed up a faint footpad on the ridge running south of White River Hut, up to the rolling ground, then carried on over the Granite Peaks and Dicky Cooper Bogong to Schlinks Pass, then back down the road to Horse Camp Hut for the night. I was carrying way to much camera gear and was pretty tired so decided not to make the short diversions to Rolling Ground trig or Dicky Cooper Bogong trig, but fortunately this trig was right in the middle of the route I took to Shlinks Pass. Hopefully I will back before too long to get the others..

Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Jan-19

GeoGenS

Day 6 of an 8 day walk from Kiandra to Thredbo largely following the AAWT although we decided to do the 'alternate' route across the main range as the weather forecast was promising (thunderstorms yesterday afternoon though). Really enjoyed the walk across the Rolling Ground - reminded me of the Sound of Music and was especially nice when the cloud cover moved in. Nice trig in a lovely location.

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Dec-17

Tyreless

A long afternoon's walk, beginning at Guthega Dam via Consett Stephen Pass, brought me to the Granite Peaks. I had revisited the trig at the Rolling Grounds and could see the trig at the Granite Peaks from there. The views are outstanding and the alpine walking is a pleasure. My original plan was to continue to Schlink Pass but I decided to take a "short cut" to the east which brought to some very nasty vegetation before I hit the track next to Munyang Creek (certainly better to take the longer route via Schlink Pass).

Rated: for Overall Experience