GCW537 Ormes Peak
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Phoenix2001 @ | Hide Date: 05/20/2006 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 57.015 W104° 56.101 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 8
                   

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This cache is located near the top of Ormes Peak, 9727 ft., in the Pike National Forest. You can see Rampart Reservoir 2.25 miles to the northwest. There is no trail to the top.

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There are two basic ways of doing this peak. You can start on either the southwest side or the southeast side (which is good for doing a few other caches in the area) and head for the southern ridge. Some areas are more thickly forested, and steep with cliffs, and boulders. So, if you want to, you can make it more difficult. You can do the cache without any significant exposure to cliffs.

Take Forest Service road 303 (Northfield Reservoir Road) to FS road 302. FSR 302 goes around the south side of Ormes Peak to the east side and heads north to a dead end. The hills on this road have many water cuts so a 4wd is recommended. If you have a low clearance vehicle you can park on the side of the road at the beginning of FSR 302. The first hill is just ahead – expect the road to get worse.

It’s about 0.4 miles to the cache going up the east side with about 410 ft. of gain.

It’s about 1.25 miles from the beginning of FSR 302 to the camp road spur, a gain of about 140 ft. and a loss of about 210 ft. To go up the southwest side, start with this road spur.

It’s about 0.4 miles to the cache going up the west side with about 360 ft. of gain (or less if you drive part way up the road). So, if you hike from the beginning of FSR 302, it’s about 1.7 miles and 500 ft. of gain to the cache. From point REND a primitive trail heads north along the west side of the peak. This route is NOT recommended.

Encryption type 2
Looks like: Gr fyq yl msrcp qjcctc kybc dpmk kmqrjw zypi ugrf yl glqgbc bgykcrcp md 2.5" ylb 4" bccn.


This cache contains questions 5 and 6 for the Pike's Cave puzzle cache.

Additional Waypoints
E1W537 - East Side Point 1
N 38° 56.923 W 104° 56.037
Approximate location to head for from EPKG
E2W537 - East Side Point 2
N 38° 56.956 W 104° 56.061
Approximate location to head for from ESP1
EPW537 - East Side Parking
N 38° 56.924 W 104° 55.775
East Side Place to Park
J1W537 - Rd. Spur Junction
N 38° 56.910 W 104° 56.334
Road spur to dispersed camping. Turn here for west approach.
REW537 - Camp Rd End
N 38° 56.954 W 104° 56.245
End of camp road spur. Start of cross-country hiking, west side.
RGW537 - Ridge Point
N 38° 56.990 W 104° 56.083
Common ridge point. Head here after WSP3 or ESP2.
RJW537 - Junction Rd. 302
N 38° 57.112 W 104° 57.406
Junction of FSR 303 and FSR 302. Cars park here.
W1W537 - West Side Point 1
N 38° 56.939 W 104° 56.195
Approximate location to head for from REND.
W2W537 - West Side Point 2
N 38° 56.951 W 104° 56.134
Approximate location to head for after WSP1
W3W537 - West Side Point 3
N 38° 56.969 W 104° 56.103
Approximate location to head for after WSP2

05/25/2018 By TeamA2CMN
Found it! Well camouflaged and off the beaten path. Good views to boot. Still in good condition.

TFTC!

11/24/2017 By takatalvi
Wasn't even looking for a cache. Just out for a hike for #optoutside black friday. Walking around and there it was. Signed the log and deposited a foreign coin inside.

07/21/2017 By YamaGypsy
Made my way up here after parkings at Buzz's cache. Love the camo. All is in good shape. The geopup enjoyed a personal pool with a view at the top. Sl,thanks!

11/20/2016 By Dean & Chris
Somehow, looking at Ormes Peak from afar, we thought it would be a much more difficult hike! We took the east approach and found the suggested way points a big help. The container is awesome and is holding up nice, despite some little critters chewing into it. Too bad that there was not even one single swag item in it. We dropped off a couple of little trade items for the next cacher. The views were outstanding and must have been even more beautiful before the fire. We are happy that we chose this cache to be our 700th find! Thanks for getting us up here.

07/01/2016 By chunkymunky06
This was a trip for some back.country fun that happen to have a few caches along the way. We loaded up the UTV, grabbed the kid from camp, and off we went! We drove up to the trail head and began our climb. A much easier route than one i took a few years earlier. We got to gz and were greeted by a cache with simply breath taking views and a bit of weather that made it even more incredible. Thank you for hiding this in such a great location. Cheers. T:TB
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11/08/2015 By SnailMan1
I thought I would come up here and find a few caches in the general area. I didn't have to search too long before I found the well camoed container. I was surprised to find puzzle pieces to Pike's Cave. I didn't know this cache was one of the requirements for Pike's Cave, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the puzzle piece. Two more pieces to go and I will have a complete set. Thanks for the hike!
Pikes Peak from Ormes Peak (GCW537)

09/21/2015 By njnjplus1
Great day looking for deer !!

11/05/2014 By animjason
Another cache on this great Guy Fawkes and Doc Brown day! Found while in the area with sassydil for some hiking now that this is open again. This was the main target for the day! Thanks for keeping this one around. Loved the camo and the rock climbing nearby. Great views even with the burn area. Fave. Will pick up TBs when I get home, they are in my pack still.

11/05/2014 By sassydil
Most excellent short hike! Nice camo and the views were great. Rampart Range Road will likely be closed again from December to April so get here while the getting is good. I'm glad the fire spared this particular spot. I "dropped" 3 trackables that animjason promptly retrieved. did not want to take the chance of them getting stranded.

10/19/2014 By MountainBear
Found with JavaChip now that this area is reopened. Cache is in Good shape. TFTC!