Lat 33° 33' 18" Long 150° 13' 12" - Mt York, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 33° 33.176 E 150° 13.195
56H E 241888 N 6283949
At Mount York Lookout there is a replica of a trigonometric station, with four panels about the history of the 'Crossing of the Blue Mountains'.
Waymark Code: WMXBKH
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/22/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 3

The square metal plaque on top of the concrete pedestal, Trigonometric Station 'look-alike', reads:
TRAVERSE OF GEORGE WILLIAM EVANS
1813 - 1814
Latitude 33° 33' 18"
[Triangular indent]
Longitude 150° 13' 12"
31st DEC. 1813
MT. YORK MARKER

Visited: 1814, Monday, 3 October, 2016
Type of structure: Structure

Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading:
230 m


Reason for the coordinates: History - Traverse of the Blue Mountains

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