GG (Kaimanawa SD), Desert Road. North Island. New Zealand.
S 39° 17.225 E 175° 45.070
60H E 392298 N 5650621
GG (Kaimanawa SD) stands on top of a small hill beneath the Kaimanawa Ranges, alongside the busy Desert Road through the central North Island of NZ.
Waymark Code: WMQKCB
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/26/2016
Views: 3
This old trig appears to be in a state of disrepair, the top is lying on the ground but the base remains in position.
The last maintenance report states:
Last maintained: 21-May-2007
Maintenance level:
Mark status: Not Specified
Description: 2 inch iron pipe. Inverted bottle as buried mark.
Beacon type: Not Beaconed
Protection type: No protection
The mark diagram from Feb 1999 is here... (
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A7X5: Mark details
MARK IDENTIFICATION
Code: A7X5
Name: GG (Kaimanawa SD)
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Country: New Zealand
Land District: Wellington
Topo50 sheet: BJ35
NZTM: 5647755.830
1837281.770
NZGD 2000 COORDINATES
Latitude: 39° 17' 13.5023" S
Longitude: 175° 45' 04.2355" E
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A7X5 Site photo (2012) (
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The above link shows that the photo of GG (Kaimanawa SD) resembles the recent photos we have taken in Feb.2016
There is a 4WD track into the base of the hill but it is an easy walk to the top with great views of the volcanic mountains Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro, and out over the Desert Road, the main highway through the centre of the North Island.