Trigonometric Stations and Survey Plates

Travelling around Australia the design of Trigonometric Stations or ‘Trig’ varies from state to state. Trigs are often in the form of a metal structure, wooden structure, concrete pillars, concrete pillars with vanes, bronze survey discs set in stone or a stone cairn. Stone cairns vary from a loose pile of rocks to substantial or complex structures 2 or 3 metres high. Trigs are well-known as collectables to geocache treasure hunters.

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Here is a collection of Trig station pictures by country and state, the first picture is a cross on the summit of Augstenburg 2345m ASL in Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein

Augstenberg – HB0/LI-004 2359 metres ASL (September 2018)

Helwangspitz – HB0/LI-011 2000 metres ASL (June 2016)

Austria

Salzburger Hochthron OE/SB-204 – 1853 metres ASL 8 Points (August 2018)

Schafberg OE/SB-216 – 1782 meters ASL 6 Points (September 2018)

Gaisberg OE/SB-268 1287 metres ASL 4 points, near the city of Salzburg (September 2018)

Summit of Schober SOTA peak OE/OO-265 1328 metres ASL, near Salzburg (May 2016)

The cross at the summit of Schober is an important religious symbol but also serves as a marker for the highest point above sea level.

Summit of Krippenstein SOTA peak OE/OO-012 2108 metres ASL, Austria (May 2016)

Krippenstein summit cross

Pfänder Trig Station 1064 metres ASL, Bregenz (June 2016)

Pfänder Trig Station, Bregenz (June 2016)

Hirschberg – OE/VB-509 1095 metres ASL (September 2018)

Hirschberg trig stone (September 2018)

France

Paris – Point Zero near the entrance to Notre Dame (September 2018)

United Kingdom (UK)

Greenwich Prime Meridian (UTC) (May 2016)

Shining Tor 559 metres ASL in the UK Peak District

Australia

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Davidson Trig Station: a white quadripod supporting a black disc-vane. The quadripod style is common to the ACT.

Bimberi Peak 1913 metres ASL

Bimberi Peak Trig Station. Australian Capital Territory highest mountain peak (Jan 2014)

Mt Clear Trig Station 1603 metres ASL, Namadgi National Park

Mt Ginini Trig Plate

Mt Majura Trig Station 890 metres ASL

Oakey Hill Trig – my local hill

Tuggeranong Hill Trig Station 855 metres ASL

Mt Rob Roy Vintage trig station 1099 metres ASL: triangular steel legs supporting a timber post trig

Mount Urambi Trig Station

Mt Domain stone cairn 1506 metres ASL, Namadgi National Park

Tidbinbilla Mountain stone cairn elevation 1605 metres ASL, Namadgi National Park

Mt Naas 1250 metres ASL – small stone cair

Bulls Head, Mount Franklin Road

Where in the Australian Capital Territory is this benchmark (BM) survey marker plate (general location say within 1 km)?

Who’s into Geocaching, do you know the precise location?

Clues: Space, STS, year 1981 and the number 26 🙂

Benchmark (BM) Survey Plate – somewhere in Canberra? (Nov 2016)

Benchmark Suervey Plate found in Lyons, ACT (Nov 2016)

Benchmark Survey Plate found on Devonport Street, Lyons, Canberra. The plate registration is CRM 4418 Easting: 205608; Northing: 597972.

New South Wales

Mt Kosciuszko Stone Trig Station – Australia’s highest mainland peak at 2228 metres ASL

Snowy Hydro Authority Survey Plate

Big Badja, Snowy Mountains, NSW

Mt Nungar, Snowy Mountains NSW

Mt Nungar plate. You will also find a geocache log book in a sealed tube.

Mt Perisher, Snowy Mountains NSW

Mt Perisher

Tantangara Mountain Trig Station, Snowy Mountains NSW

Mt Twynam, Snowy Mountains NSW

Concrete pillar Trig Station – Spring Hill

Boyne Trig Station

Mt Bindo Trig Station

Bobbara Mountain Trig Station

Mt Burngoogee Trig Station

Durras Mountain Trig Station

Mt Gillamatong Trig Station

Mt Mundoonen Trig Station

Stone Cairn Trig Stations

A unique large stone cairn

South Black Range – stone cairn Trig Station with a disc vane assembled on a ‘house’ size Tor

Bald Mountain Traig Station, Gourock National Park

Mount Campbell Trig Station

Mt Carangle Trig Station

Dampier Trig Station

Gourock Trig Station

Mt Foxlow Trig Station

Livingstone Hill Trig Station

Mount Marulan Trig Station

Mt Palerang Trig Station

Mt Tumanang Trig Station

Mt Wee Jasper Trig Station

Wyanbene Caves Mountain Trig Station

Elevated concrete pillar trig station

Mt Gibraltar Trig Station

Mt Alexander – Loose pile of rocks, possible former stone cair

Short vane Trig Station – Pigeon House Mountain

Victoria

Mt Buller Trig Station (C. Herbert 2014) – This unique Trig Station is housed inside the Mt Buller Fire Lookout Tower. This trig station can only be viewed from the inside of the fire tower.

Mt Buller Trig Station. Photo by C. Herbert (2014). Permission to display the photo granted by C. Herbert 10 January 2017.

Mt Buller fire lookout tower. Photo by C.Herbert.

Mt Loch

Mt Loch survey plate 76802 (Feb 2016)

Mt Loch survey plate 76802 (Feb 2016)

Mt Loch stone cairn

Mt Tabletop

Mt Tabletop small collection of rocks

The Papps – Vane Trig Station common to Victoria

The Papps Trig Station

The Twins 1703 metres ASL

The Twins Trig Station

The Twins survey plate 76501

The Twins stone cairn 1703 metres ASL

The Twins stone cairn

Mt Porepunkah 1185 metres ASL

Mt Porepunkah Trig Station

Australian Survey Corps (Army) Triangulation Stations

Mt Samaria – Australian Survey Corps (Army) Triangulation Station

Mt Samaria 957 metres ASL

Mt Samaria Trig Station

Huon Hill 425 metres ASL, Wodonga

Huon Hill Wodonga – Royal Australian Survey Corps (Army) Survey Marker

Mt Little Joe, near Warburton.

Mt Little Joe – stone cairn started by Tony VK3CAT, currently under construction. Tony will appreciate your contribution to the infant stone cairn.

Large stone cairn

Mt Torbreck Trig Station – large stone cairn

Tall stone cairn

Mt Macedon stone cairn

Direction plate stone cairn

Mt Wombat – Rotary sponsored trig station

Elevated direction plate

Mt St Leonard

Links:

• Trig Stations of Australia & New Zealand

First published: 30 April 2014
Last Update: 27 October 2021

Photos: © Copyright 2013-2021 Andrew Moseley

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