GC45GKH Traditional Cache Caņon City Summits #3: Gorge Hills
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 3 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: Badger4007 @ | Hide Date: 02/05/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 27.991 W105° 17.102 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Significant hike  Dangerous Animals  Not Wheelchair accessible  Not Stroller accessible 

The Caņon City area of eastern Fremont County is home to 46 mountain summits and peaks ranging between 5,469 and 9,560 feet. However, one is located on Fort Carson (Wild Mountain) and the other is located on the East Caņon Correctional Complex (Castle Rock) and are not accessible to the general public.

 

The Gorge Hills is a mountain range located four miles northwest of Caņon City, Colorado, within the Royal Gorge Park. This is a city park that is maintained by the Caņon City Recreation and Parks District and not to be confused with the Royal Gorge Bridge Park, which is a tourist attraction that requires an entrance fee.

 

The Gorge Hills climb to 6,814 feet.

 

The summit can be accessed by foot after parking off of County Road 389B east of the north rim of the Royal Gorge Bridge Park.

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 10/08/2016 By d.digger
A nice hike in relatively cool weather. Why someone would make a road up here is beyond me, but the views in all directions are phenomenal. You can see all the way to the Sangres. I even spooked a deer on the walk. Signed the log and left a fossil tooth.

Found it 07/30/2016 By Gwen;)
Had to hurry back after this one because of some crazy lightning. Cool view.

Found it 07/30/2016 By nite_raven
Had fun with the family.

Found it 07/30/2016 By LeewayeDiscGolf
Parked at the No Motor Vehicles Beyond This Point sign and hiked in. The road is almost entirely returned to nature. It's crazy how the fire hit some areas while missing others entirely. Very nice views at GZ. After finding this the return hike was a bit sketchy with a nearby storm lighting up the entire sky with very close flashes of lightning.

Found it 03/05/2016 By k9jayhawk
Caching with OF-Erad on a beautiful Saturday. We had to work for most of our finds today...TFTC SL