This is the second of two caches that I hid today on Outlaw Mesa near the now defunct Climax Camp where Radium, Uranium, and Vanadium were mined. This one is called Potato Mountain View, because you can see Potato Mountain from here! I wanted to place it on top of Potato Mountain, but we were too pooped to climb it today, so we decided to put it somewhere with a good view of the mountain. Maybe we'll come back in the fall and set one up there when it's cooler. I have no idea why the Potato theme was used for Potato Mountain and Potatoe Hill to the East. Maybe some homesick Irish miner was in charge of naming things one day while everybody else went to town. The mystery is deepened by the fact that one is spelled with an "e" on the end and the other is not.
Prospecting began in the area around 1910, and mining went through several booms and busts from then through the 70's. A handful of buildings and foundations still exist in the area. Enjoy the views, respect the area, and whatever you do - don't fall into any mines!
We found several pipes coming up out of the ground near the cache site and throughout the camp area. Some are labeled "OM" with a number. The best we can figure is they're Oxygen Monitoring tubes.
By and large, taking Uranium Road from Divide Road, or coming up the Notch Road from 141 is pretty uneventful as they are mostly good roads. You should have no problem reaching this cache with a good 4WD pickup or a Jeep.
Additional Waypoints
01AA556 - Parking
N 38° 36.858 W 108° 49.471
Potato Mountain View
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