Grampians National Park - The Pinnacle EarthCache
Hidden : 3/7/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Panorama from Pinnacle
The beautiful panorama (big picture)

The Grampians National Park is a national park in Victoria, Australia. The Park was listed on the Australian National Heritage List for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest indigenous rock art sites.
The rock material that composes the high peaks is sandstone which was laid down from rivers during the Devonian era 380 million years ago. This sediment slowly accumulated to a depth of 7 km; this was later raised and tilted for its present form. Forty million years ago the Southern Ocean reached the base of the northern and western base of the mountain range, the deposition from the range forming the sea floor which is now Little Desert National Park.

This cache is located at one of the most famous lookouts within the park: The Pinnacle. It can be reached by a beautiful walk from the Wonderland Carpark, cross the Stony Creek and travel via the impressive Grand Canyon and wonderful rock formations of Silent Street to the awe inspiring views from the Pinnacle (Distance: 4.2 km return; Grade: Medium / Hard (elevation: 280m)

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To claim a "Find" for this Earthcache you must send the answers to the following questions to me and just log a find. I will check your answers and come back to you, if I do not see them to be sufficient. Please don't wait for permission to log.
  1. What altitude shows your GPS device while standing at/on the Pinnacle?
  2. What indicates that the formations have been "stacked" slowly on top of each other?
  3. Post a photo of yourself while standing on the Pinnacle enjoying the beautiful view (due to new Groundspeak regularities this is optional, but still highly appreciated)

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