The cache is located well above the highest water line, but may get
wet in heavy weather. Therefore make sure, it cannot be washed away
by placing a few rocks accordingly. Make sure, it's well hidden
from muggle.
Located on the southern fringe of the Royal National Park, the
beach of Stanwell Park and surrounding area are set in an
amphitheatre-shaped valley, framed by 100 m high sandstone cliffs.
Views to the north drop steeply from Bald Hill into a headline made
up by two or three distinct pinnacles, resisting the harsh surf and
weather conditions.
Here, the interface between land and water coincides with the
interface of sandstone and the underlying Narrabean shale, a
sediment rich in fossils. Younger volcanism has broken through
these ancient layers and form different features along the
coast.
Different hardness and resistance of the various rocks lead to
different erosion, forming the outstanding pinnacles, of which the
eastern most is basaltic while the western is remaining sandstone
on the shale floor.
From Stanwell Park beach, the pinnacles are the most northern
point you can access by walking or jumping from rock to rock near
the shoreline. Access beyond, into Bulgo area of the Royal National
Park is given only by mounting into the escarpment or by the sea -
as a 30 m high, vertical rock wall plunges directly deep into the
water.
Once you reached Ground Zero, it's worth to climb the eastern
pinnacle and have the round view.
Please Note: The cache is located
in a so-called Cache Catching Cage which prevents it
from being washed and blown away upon heavy weather. Once you
spotted it, please open it from the uphill side only
by removing that one rock and undoing that little mesh. Make sure
all is secure in place after your transactions. If you are
susceptible to scratches you may want to use gloves
for this. Thanks.
Sister Cache
There exists a sister cache under equal name The Pinnacles (GC2MA4B) in South
Australia, both hidden by The Arkaroo. If you liked the one
here, please feel free to visit the other one and log the double
visit in your entries, probably in adding a note to the first
one.