GC4DGW5 The Sangre's
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Dyn-O-Mite @ | Hide Date: 06/03/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 05.000 W105° 30.000 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                 

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The Cache is not at the listed coordinates.  You need to answer the following questions and insert your answers in the following equation.

N 38 AB.CDE
W 105 VW.XYZ

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A.      How many over 14,000 foot peaks are there in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Colorado?

5 (1)

7 (2)

                12 (0)

                20 (3)

B.      What is the tallest 14,000 foot peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Colorado?

Challenger Point (8)

Crestone Peak (2)

Blanca Peak (4)

Little Bear Peak (5)

C.      What is the National Park on the southwest side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Colorado?

Mesa Verde National Park (7)

Black Canyon of the Gunnison national Park (5)

Rocky Mountain National Park (9)

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (4)

D.      What 2 states is the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range located in?

New Mexico and Colorado (4)

Texas and Colorado (2)

Arizona and Colorado (7)

Wyoming and Colorado (6)

E.       What popular 4 wheel drive road connects the east side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Colorado to the National Park mentioned in question C?

Hardscrabble Pass (3)

Medano Pass (5)

Poncha Pass (7)

Raton Pass (9)

V.            What explorer passed through the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in 1807?

                Zebulon Pike (2)

                John C. Fremont (7)

                Father Francisco Torres (0)

                Jim Bridger (5)

W.          What does the name “Sangre de Cristo” mean in Spanish?

                Snowy Hills (4)

                Sandy Peaks (1)

                Large Hills (5)

                Blood of Christ (9)

X.            How long is the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range?

                105 Miles (6)

                242 Miles (2)

                347 Miles (3)

                452 Miles (8)

Y.            What is the width of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range?

                10 Miles (3)

                56 Miles (0)

                120 Miles (9)

                347 Miles (7)

Z.            According to legend, who gave the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range its name?

                Zebulon Pike (0)

                John C. Fremont (1)

                Father Francisco Torres (8)

                Jim Bridger (4)

Please replace the cache as good or better than you found it.  There is $1 for the FTF.

Congratulations to MikeAndJuli for the FTF!

Additional Waypoints

09/17/2018 By Dyn-O-Mite
Checked on this cache the other day, it is there, safe and sound and ready to be found.

03/12/2018 By LolosDream
Found tonight with Pathfinder33 on our way home from the Texas Challenge geocaching mega event. TFTC fun to gong at night!

03/12/2018 By Pathfinder33
Found with LolosDream on our way home from Texas Challenge. Cache is there and in good shape. Pretty quick find at night. TFTC!

11/15/2017 By Dyn-O-Mite
Checked on this cache today.

I reworked the puzzle and drove right to it. The container is where it is suppose to be and all is in good condition.

Please come and find it. The view blow your socks off.

08/15/2017 By Room1009
Although the checker no longer works I used Google Earth to find the likely spot, which I'm 99.9% sure is correct. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything there. Will send a note to the CO and see if I'm missing something.

09/24/2016 By dkcraig
Solved months ago. Finally got here nab the find. Have hiked several of these. Fun puzzle. Tftc