GC3K0T7 Unknown Cache Well Vertically Traveled Cacher - 500' Challenge
Type: Mystery | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 4.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: WingsAndTales @ | Hide Date: 05/08/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 00.816 W105° 00.461 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Not Available during winter  Short hike (less than 1km) 
The cache is at the posted coordinates but you must complete the challenge before you can log the cache. There is an old road/trail that will get you within about 150 feet of the cache.
How well traveled are you - vertically?


This is the middle version of a set of 3 challenges. You will find the others at GC3K0T3 and GC3K0T9

Find a cache in each 500 foot segment of elevation from 0-500 to 14,000+ feet.


THE RULES


Find 29 caches to fill 500 foot altitude segments from 0' - 500', >500' - 1000', >1000' - 1500', >1500' - 2000'...>13,500 - 14,000', >14,000'.

Only the elevation for the posted coordinates of the cache counts. It does not matter if a puzzle or multi takes you to a different elevation, the posted coordinates must be used to determine the segment.

Any cache type may be used and all past finds count.

DOCUMENTATION


The only method to determine your qualifications is to use the checker on project-gc.com. The direct link to the checker is checker. You can copy and paste the output in your log. I will use this site to verify your find..

Update: The only acceptable method of verification is the procject-gc checker. I recently discovered problems with a GSAK macro that was used in the past. The project-gc database tends to give lower than expected altitudes in certain cases. I am aware of this but for the sake of simplicity everyone will have to use their numbers.


Issues with elevations from other databases:


Remember that different databases will show different elevations for a given cache. Be sure to check the elevation that project gc assigns to a cache before you assume it will fall in a certain segment. On the project gc website go to the Statistics tab and use the Top Elevation option. You can use the filter options to locate caches and their corresponding altitudes.


Thanks to TinSparrow for suggesting this cache idea to me.


FTF: ernie66 and estes01

Additional Waypoints

PK3K0T7 - GC3K0T7 Parking
N 39° 00.686 W 105° 00.392
Park here and take the old road/trail heading north
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 Additional Waypoints (1)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
PK3K0T7GC3K0T7 Parking Parking Area Park here and take the old road/trail heading north 05/11/2012 N 39° 00.686 W 105° 00.392 0.26 kms S 

 Hints

Under roots of leaning tree and covered by bark.

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GC3K0RR A Difficult Day Challenge (0.70 kms SE)
GC287AN My Rest Stop (10.09 kms SE)

    


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 Logs

10 Logs: Found it 3  Write note 5  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  Enable Listing 1  

Enable Listing 06/07/2019 By WingsAndTales
The logging is complete in this area. They will be back to burn the slash piles eventually but nothing else should be disturbed in the future. I was able to use the original container and the same location.

Temporarily Disable Listing 04/08/2019 By WingsAndTales
There is a massive logging/tree thinning operation going on in the area. I found the container but the host is in the path of the cutting and likely to be removed. I have removed the container while the work is in progress. I will get this one back up when the work is done. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Write note 10/31/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
I specifically went to Colorado this past summer and found over 50 caches at elevations above 10,000 feet for a challenge similar to this one; it did include the beed for a below seal level cache. I was pleased to find that there was this challenge cache located near one of my highest caching adventures atop Pikes Peak, so I made my way up and down thru a high forest to GZ and found the container to sign the log. Now I've completed my qualifying list and can claim the find:

– 240 ft 2011-11-10 GC2NGQZ Rock Wall
330 ft 2011-03-31 GC14PQF Church Alley # 1
538 ft 2013-09-21 GC29K02 538 ft.
1295 ft 2016-08-03 GC3GFGR Wally World
1880 ft 2013-08-26 GC4AX6D Elevation 1880
2249 ft 2012-09-25 GC176X5 DUNSMUIR REST AREA
2640 ft 2016-02-23 GC22XBH North Fork - Elevation 2640
3301 ft 2012-06-20 GC2AAJ4 1TBM!
3680 ft 2015-07-12 GC39C4J Be 'Green'! Not Mean!
4080 ft 2016-06-17 GC29P3D BLUE SWALLOWS COULD LAND HERE
4780 ft 2015-10-06 GC51QKZ TUCKED SAFELY AWAY
5380 ft 2011-08-12 GC2FCKH MAGNETO (ginnefp) 1 of 3
5880 ft 2015-07-11 GC1GTK9 Read All About It!
6380 ft 2016-06-16 GC6K688 Atomic Cache
6754 ft 2013-06-19 GC1E35A Howie's Riding the Rails
7150 ft 2011-08-14 GC20M43 wilmor lake view
7860 ft 2013-06-21 GC13T5R ALL ABOARD !
8040 ft 2012-08-19 GC1YCCE The Little Tree That Could
8520 ft 2011-08-14 GC1445P Right Turn Clyde
9020 ft 2011-08-14 GC1EHCV Colorado Spirit Quest #43 - Frisco Cemetery
9940 ft 2017-10-27 GC36R20 Inyo
10,203 ft 2018-09-08 GC42WYK SHOCKING #75
10,630 ft 2018-08-24 GC4YBTY Antique Truck near Echo Lake
11,255 ft 2018-08-26 GC1CG6D Pocket Aces
11,820 ft 2018-08-25 GC1DT9G Loveland Pass Lake
12,263 ft 2018-09-03 GC4A5V7 Zebulon Pike's Altoid Tin
12,866 ft 2018-09-03 GC4KXM9 Girl Scout Troop 522
13,025 ft 2018-09-03 GC572VX Bridget
13,844 ft 2018-08-24 GC2CM5F Thirteen Nine
14,135 ft 2018-08-24 GC7DBB Mount Evans - Star watching

This is a great challenge, well-worth an FTF favorite point. Now I need to return to Colorado to find caches in the three intervals I'm missing for the 250' challenge. TFTC!

NOTE: Unfortunately I miscalculated the height for Bridget as it turns out to be just under 13,000 in elevation, so as per CO's instructions I'm changing this to a WRITE NOTE log instead. Now I'll have to return to Colorado to find the missing cache, as well as three others I need for the 250' challenge. I should have used the checker as required. I'm leaving my list here as it may be useful for other seekers of this challenge. TFTC anyway!

Write note 09/05/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
I completed my list of needed caches for this challenge on Monday on Pikes Peak, but I don't have a good, single list for this one yet, so I'll to wait until I get home to claim this one; great job and TFTC in advance!

Write note 09/05/2018 By qrang
Cache found and log signed but still a few to do

Found it 10/20/2017 By LLYN-lhvwn50
This one has been in the works for awhile. A really successful day completed the requirements. Then a pleasant visit to the woods led to a smiley. Thanks for offering this challenge and cache.
From project-gc:
0-500: GC49T2Q: History on the Hill, 2016-04-22
501-1000: GCT4YV: SQ Glenwood, 2016-04-20
1001-1500: GC1FDZR: Itsy Bitsy Spider, 2016-04-16
1501-2000: GC49WN1: For Those That Are Gone But Not Forgotten, 2016-09-11
2001-2500: GC8FCF: Power the Future -- PA, 2016-04-21
2501-3000: GCYQ1R: Fremont Springs, 2016-04-16
3001-3500: GC1NXXX: SOMEWHERE ALONG THE TRAIL, 2016-04-16
3501-4000: GC1E6DE: Colorado Spirit Quest #50 - France Cemetery, 2016-06-27
4001-4500: GC66W3V: Sancho remembered #13, 2016-04-16
4501-5000: GC4X48X: Extra! Extra!, 2016-05-11
5001-5500: GC1CXEA: Fishing Hole, 2016-05-09
5501-6000: GC6EWHH: Wonderful View... , 2016-04-05
6001-6500: GC13KX9: Heavy Metal, 2016-04-04
6501-7000: GC2KJQQ: Thank You Schriever, 2016-04-03
7001-7500: GCH46B: Annie's Friend, 2016-05-07
7501-8000: GCGC78: Kermit The Hermit, 2016-06-09
8001-8500: GC6HZMQ: PPHS Ute War Trail, 2016-05-22
8501-9000: GC18: Tarryall, 2016-05-29
9001-9500: GC1J9B9: Colorado Spirit Quest #147 - Historic Divide, 2016-05-29
9501-10000: GC183J0: Douglas Fir Letterbox, 2016-07-20
10001-10500: GC3P9GV: CSP - Alma Town Hall, 2016-07-20
10501-11000: GC1E12M: Colorado Spirit Quest #30 - Park City, 2016-07-20
11001-11500: GC21GTA: "709" Cache, 2016-07-21
11501-12000: GC3PQ97: CSP - Continental Divide, 2016-07-21
12001-12500: GC5E50: Boundaries Of Life, 2016-07-23
12501-13000: GC52C3J: What Does a Bear Say?, 2017-10-17
13001-13500: GC576EP: Kellie and Juli's Pink on the Peak, 2017-10-17
13501-14000: GC2CM5F: Thirteen Nine, 2016-07-05
14001-29029: GC4P5BM: Pikes Peak Summit, 2016-08-23

Write note 10/15/2017 By WingsAndTales
For anyone who is working on this cache please note that the verification requirements have changed. The checker on project-gc.com will be the ONLY way to determine if you qualify. Also on the project-gc website look under the statistics tab for the "Top Elevation" option. You can filter for caches and see which ones will fill your requirements. If you want to know the value it assigns to a particular cache use the center/radius option and enter the coords for the cache and a radius. I am aware that the database the site uses tends to give lower than expected elevations on some caches but there are still plenty of options in any given segment.

Write note 08/28/2017 By Pohka
Signed while up doing a walk about (this is helping me check where I am with several of these). Using "old data" (haven't pulled latest) I know I need to do one between 11k and 11.5 and 12.5k-13, and the ever dreaded 2.5k-3. Hopefully solved in the near term.

Found it 08/15/2017 By Khoda
Caching in the Colorado Rockies and visiting my caching friend Hives in Colorado Springs.
Today's goal is to head toward Woodland Park and after logging the oldest in the state, find a number of challenge caches.

Khoda has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.


          0-500: GC2PGXV: BLACK  MAMBA, 2011-03-12, 
       501-1000: GC1MJ5A: American Little League, 2010-08-01, 
      1001-1500: GC2JH00: Endangered Wilderness, 2010-12-21, 
      1501-2000: GC364NE: S6BT - Filmed Tree, 2011-10-20, 
      2001-2500: GCJWP7:  "Drop Me A Ring Sometime", 2012-03-10, 
      2501-3000: GC1H5N2: "X" marks the spot . , 2012-03-16, 
      3001-3500: GCKQDW:  O.A.P., 2012-03-16, 
      3501-4000: GC2CTAV: E.T. Highway Rest Area/Abduction Zone, 2012-03-11, 
      4001-4500: GC30XFM: 0011-E.T., 2012-03-11, 
      4501-5000: GC31QBJ: 0040-E.T., 2012-03-11, 
      5001-5500: GC31QAP: 0072-E.T., 2012-03-11, 
      5501-6000: GC37ZKW: Alamo Breccia, 2012-03-11, 
      6001-6500: GC323G7: 0842-E.T., 2012-03-12, 
      6501-7000: GC3J3GR: 1926-E.T., 2013-04-10, 
      7001-7500: GC3KWCW: Russellville Run #052, 2014-09-10, 
      7501-8000: GC594HP: Fork is the Key to me!, 2014-09-11, 
      8001-8500: GC5E2A6: TIM185, 2014-10-19, 
      8501-9000: GCF94:   Historic Lincoln Highway, 2015-08-08, 
      9001-9500: GCQDR6:  UTAG Benchmark Cache, 2015-08-09, 
     9501-10000: GC1XWTR: 9800 feet of mountain with DK_Titan, 2015-08-09, 
    10001-10500: GC75PT5: VT History Cache #39 - Col Ben M. Pollard, 2017-08-14, 
    10501-11000: GC3KEPP: Pillows aren’t for sleeping, 2017-08-13, 
    11001-11500: GC19:    Geocache, 2017-08-13, 
    11501-12000: GC1FDM1: No Sherpas Required, 2017-08-17, 
    12001-12500: GC4A5V7: Zebulon Pike's Altoid Tin, 2017-08-14, 
    12501-13000: GC572VX: Bridget, 2017-08-14, 
    13001-13500: GC576EP: Kellie and Juli's Pink on the Peak, 2017-08-14, 
    13501-14000: GC2CM5F: Thirteen Nine, 2017-08-17, 
    14001-29029: GC3P9RH: Pikes Peak Granite, 2017-08-14,
Smile Many thanks to WingsAndTales for placing this cache. Smile


Time found/logged: 2:39:00 PM

TFTC TNLN SL

Found it 08/15/2017 By Hives
Today's journey with friend Khoda took us out to Tarryall and than back to the Woodland Park area for a number of challenge caches. It was a fairly taxing day but quite successful. Thanks to the COs for placing and continuing to maintain these caches.(Nice hide. SL. TFTC

Hives has used Project-GC to see if he qualified for this challenge and he did.

0-500: GCG2ZW: Here fishy, fishy, 2008-02-10,
501-1000: GCT727: Midsummer Night's Dream, 2007-01-20,
1001-1500: GCRH85: Hedgehog, 2008-05-03,
1501-2000: GC1W02K: Rockwall, 2009-07-20,
2001-2500: GCKBT0: Musselshell River, 2008-09-18,
2501-3000: GC11PD0: Mr. Green II, 2008-09-06,
3001-3500: GC10RRP: Buffalo Pie - Badlands National Park, 2008-09-06,
3501-4000: GC170TX: Happy BD Karla, 2008-09-08,
4001-4500: GC1DGN5: Deadwood #4, 2008-09-08,
4501-5000: GCQ0BJ: Pactola Overlook, 2008-09-07,
5001-5500: GCKE2T: Happy Trails and Wedding Tales, 2008-09-07,
5501-6000: GC14BWK: Buckhorn View, 2008-09-07,
6001-6500: GC1FF59: Take a Flying Leap, 2008-09-09,
6501-7000: GCW5T1: Going to the Chapel, 2008-09-09,
7001-7500: GC659B: Yellowstone - Shoshone Nickname, 2008-09-10,
7501-8000: GC14G72: Indian Pond – Hydrothermal Explosion Crater , 2008-09-09,
8001-8500: GCGFRQ: A Butte-iful Lake View, 2008-09-09,
8501-9000: GC18: Tarryall, 2014-07-13,
9001-9500: GC2Z8M1: UCC - Mountain Style - Divide, 2014-06-17,
9501-10000: GC1N9BW: Article 3 - Judicial Branch, 2014-06-17,
10001-10500: GC2729: Inukshuk 1, 2014-08-13,
10501-11000: GC3XWAQ: Slip-Sliden' Away, 2015-09-17,
11001-11500: GC1G3YF: San Blas - Cusco, 2008-11-03,
11501-12000: GC1GVDB: Heavenly Qosqo, 2008-11-04,
12001-12500: GC4A5V7: Zebulon Pike's Altoid Tin, 2015-03-12,
12501-13000: GC572VX: Bridget, 2017-08-14,
13001-13500: GC576EP: Kellie and Juli's Pink on the Peak, 2015-03-12,
13501-14000: GC2CM5F: Thirteen Nine, 2017-07-27,
14001-29029: GC659F: Pike Never Made It!, 2014-08-13,