GC1DFF2 Upper Landing
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mm&mm & morgentd @ | Hide Date: 06/21/2008 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 40.141 W105° 13.188 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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Fairly well hidden micro on the top of Mt Morrison

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This cache was so named because of the description of a nearby benchmark. The benchmark got it's name from the Mount Morrison Cable Inclined Railway which operated here from 1909 to about 1914 It is a small container containing only a log sheet. Bring your own pen.

The climb should not be taken lightly. Starting at the Red Rocks Amphitheater parking lot you ascend from 6450 ft to 7881 ft in little more than 0.7 miles to the highest point in Red Rocks Park. The trail goes directly up the east face following the old cable railway route. You will see many old artifacts along the way. You may need to use your hands in places to keep from sliding on the loose rock and gravel. On the way down you may use your bottom although you did not mean to. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SMALL CHILDREN OR DOGS. I recommend you go when it is cool and bring lots of water. There is a road leading up the west side of the mountain from Idledale but I believe it is closed to the public about 2 miles out.

To read more history about the old Cable Inclined Railway see this, now archived, nearby cache by Grand High Pobah
https://coord.info/GC1NRTT

Please replace the cache the way you found it. Have fun and good luck

On 6/21/2010 cpine offered coordinates 20 ft SSE of the given coordinates - Thanks

On 11/15/2017 Back Country Horsemen provided maintenance- Thanks

02/10/2019 By TigerFinder
Unable to dial this one in. I’ll bring my gpsr next time!

12/25/2018 By mm&mm
Thanks to the help of a friend, this cache is back in business

12/01/2018 By Greenbur
We searched all around and found a very plausible hiding spot, but no luck.

10/27/2018 By Itsallaboutthecache
Couldnt find it...even translated the hint.

12/01/2017 By StillComingHome
On my last day in Denver I wanted to climb mt. Morrison. A really nice but exhausting climp. To my surprising some hid a Cache up here to sweeten the view.
TFTC!!

11/15/2017 By Back Country Horsemen
While I was up there I had placed a replacement where I thought the cache had been, took a photo, sent it to the CO and asked if that was OK. He replied quickly, Yes. So there is now a replacement and I am counting this as a find.

11/14/2017 By Back Country Horsemen
I couldn't find this one either & based on the pic & hint I'm 90% sure I looked in the right place.

06/27/2017 By BigLinc16
We looked and looked for an hour, but came up empty handed unfortunately. We translated the hint and it didn't really click with me. The view sure was great though. Lady bugs were swarming the summit today! It was pretty crazy to see.

02/25/2017 By WanderingChickadee
It was a great climb up to Mount Morrison! Loved the views from the top. Walked right by this one the first time and thought it might be difficult to find because of the snow. I then reread the clue and realized I had walked right by it! Great hide!!!

Log a wee bit wet, cap was loose. Tighten cap and put it upside down so the water and snow would not get inside!

SL!!! TFTC!!!