GC2AH55 Traditional Cache Sport's Silverheels stash
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 4.5 out of 5
By: WolfgangStiller @ | Hide Date: 06/20/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 20.367 W106° 00.372 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Available at all times  Abandoned mines  Cliff / falling rocks  No Off-road vehicles  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
A cache in a beautiful location offering great views and a wonderful alpine hike.
Cache is an uncamouflaged lock-n-lock container hidden within 100 feet of the summit of Mt. Silverheels. It is currently visible if viewed from the correct angle but this may change if not carefully hidden exactly as found. The coordinates are accurate within an estimated position error of 9 feet with a position averaged over several minutes. The hide location is obvious. The cache contains some small trade items.
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It's the obvious rock pile. There are several heavy rocks on top of the cache but it can be seen if viewed from the sides. The cache should be findable in less than 18 inches of snow. With more snow some digging may be required.

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 07/27/2018 By Java Chip
This was my second attempt to climb Silverheels. Last time I missed the first cairn off the road and ended up way off the path to the top. I was prepared this time and made it to the top in 2.5 hours. Other than the steep stuff between 12400' and 13500', I really enjoyed the hike! The weather was perfect! Only saw one other person the whole time, and luckily he was coming down the steep stuff when we passed and he gave me some trail advice. Thanks for the obvious find and the bait to get me to the top of this mountain!

Found it 07/13/2018 By Hikermama3
Found it, might not have come all the way if not for the magnetic pull of the cache. Tftc

Found it 07/16/2017 By jsarche
Found this cache in great shape today on a solo Silverheels climb. Met up with a couple of nice guys and their dog at the summit - they'd come in from the east near Como; I drove up FS659, making for a fairly short but steep hike. Perfect weather, and as a bonus, with this find and my find on GC6NA54 nearby, I finally qualify to find the High in Colorado challenge cache! Looking forward to doing that on a weekend trip to the Crested Butte area later in the summer with a couple of caching buddies. Great day for a hike like this - thanks for the cache!

Found it 08/16/2016 By A & J - Adrift
We last climbed Silverheels in 2008 before this cache was placed. Now, with 2 caches up here, we decided we needed to make a return visit.

We had a mostly sunny day. But, when we were on top, we had a few snow flakes in the air. During the hike up, we looked across at the Tenmile Range. It was encased in black clouds most of the time and we could here thunder booming from there. When the clouds finally broke over there, we could see fresh snow on Quandary Peak.

Found it 07/10/2016 By Kowde
Found with Rblsmit on our trip up Mt Silverheels! Cache seems to be in great condition! It was very rewarding to find this after the hike!