Background
Yet another geodetic mark with good views. Hemmed in the suburb of Ascot Park, this 157 metre high rise (named “Hill 16062”) has a sweeping perspective of the region – with Porirua Harbour, Colonial Knob, Mana Island, Titahi Bay, Te Onepoto Bay, Plimmerton, Camborne, Kapiti Island, & Pautahanui Inlet all visible in the field of vision.
The trig (formally, “beacon”) protects the stainless steel geodetic mark / pin and acts as a visual guide for land surveyors. Mark B0N2 itself is a class 4 mark (“local deformation monitoring”) that was installed in 1997 twenty metres North of the Ascot Park Water Reservoir.
The Geodetic System of New Zealand is essential in the monitoring of national, regional and local ground movement and deformation, geographical and scientific measuring, suburb land area surveys, and street plus property determination. Without it and GPS – life would be a lot more difficult.
Cache Details
The cache is a simple single stage multi that does not require a long walk to get to. The first stage will take you up to the trig, where you will find the co-ordinates for the final. The final cache can be found at the following co-ordinates not too far from the trig at:
S 41° 06.9AB
E 174° 52.3CD
The final cache was originally an eclipse container, which when placed contained a logbook and 20 cents. Effective from 30 November 2015 the cache has been increased to a 200ml container, contains a pencil and has a few items for the kids.
Please rehide well. Have fun and enjoy the views!
