GC78BCA Multi-cache Ridgegate #2 - The High Point Council Circle Multi
Type: Multi | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: tripman1 @ | Hide Date: 07/03/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 31.329 W104° 52.834 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Parking available  Bicycles  Horses  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

Welcome to The High Point Council Circle. Stand in the center for views of Pikes Peak, Rampart Range, Mt. Elbert, Long's Peak and Downtown Denver. This is the Ridgeline's highpoint at 6280 feet. Log only, bring your own pencil. This cache gives a great view of some of the 14er's on the front range.

This is a replacement for GC2VJMA - Ridgegate #2 - The High Point Council Circle. which keeps disappearing. I am making this an easy multi to give some space away from the high traffic area. PLEASE replace carefully so others can enjoy.

1. Go to the coordinates and orient your view towards Grays & Torreys Peaks and Mt. Evans.  They look so small from this distance, as if they were only millimeters tall.

2. Add the elevations given at your feet for Grays & Torreys and Mt. Evans.  Your number will look like XX,XXX.

3. Now go towards Grays & Torreys XX,XXX millimeters.

4. Look around for something mountains are made of.

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P078BCA - Parking
N 39° 31.615 W 104° 52.850
Park in the lot at N 39° 31.615 W 104° 52.850. Cross the street and follow the trail south.
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 Additional Waypoints (1)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P078BCAParking Parking Area Park in the lot at N 39° 31.615 W 104° 52.850. Cross the street and follow the trail south.  07/03/2017 N 39° 31.615 W 104° 52.850 0.53 kms N 

 Hints

There aren't any bushes on a 14er.

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10 Logs: Found it 9  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 06/09/2019 By ernie66
Fun little multi while hiking Ridgeline Open Space. TFTC!

Found it 05/18/2019 By lasouthpaw
I parked in the neighborhood below and headed on up. There are rain clouds off in the distance but so far so good. However, they did cover up the mountains. I did the calculations and headed in what I hoped what was the right direction. Look out for all the cactus! I didn't quite look hard enough the first go round, but stuck with it until I came up with the cache. Awesome hide. Thanks for the smiley! Find #3505.

Have a quiet weekend so I decided to grab a few for the 360 degrees of Colorado challenge. Hopped in the car kinda early and headed south. When I started out it was 64 degrees and sunny, the rain rolled in and it dropped down to 48 in a hurry. I enjoyed my hikes today, lots of flowers, rocks, cactus and birds to look at. I'll probably hit a few more tomorrow, it will be awesome to get to below 100 red rays!

Found it 05/06/2019 By Back Country Horsemen
We rode our horses up here today. Cars had filled up the designated trailer parking at the Bluffs lot so we parked at Cabelas and started at the east end which is much more peaceful. I did the calculations at GZ but because it was cloudy we couldn’t see the peaks so I used west degrees in my projection. As we got close to GZ my huggle says I got it. So a quick find for him after I did all the work.

Found it 12/22/2018 By benj59
This was the second stop for my dog Jack and I in the hills. Cool spot and I LOVE the idea of doing a multi up here. And the puzzle was perfectly done. I did the calculation without any problem and off I went. Once I got to GZ though things went a bit haywire.

I searched and searched for what I figured I'd be looking for given the hint. But, no sign of it. But how would something like that get muggled over here?? Search some more. Expand my search. Grab my hiking pole and poke around. Nothing, nothing, nothing.

Fast forward 15 minutes and I was LITERALLY getting ready to drop a log in a baggie (because there was no way it was here) when I noticed something I hadn't before. Are you kidding me?? I had that in my hand probably a dozen times and nothing clicked.

This gets a favorite for an extremely well executed hide and for placing a fun multi when it could've easily been a traditional. Thanks for making the extra effort and creating a memory I didn't expect.

Thanks for the hide tripman1. I appreciate you keeping this cache active for everyone to enjoy.

Find number 2109

Found Ridgegate #2 - The High Point Council Circle Multi with Cachly app for iOS

Found at 10:41 AM on Saturday, December 22, 2018

Didn't find it 10/05/2018 By turtleboy29
Strike 2. Looked and cleared grass. Either gone or too well camouflaged for me.

Found it 06/10/2018 By the5millers
Just a quick hike on a beautiful Sunday morning. Grabbing a few caches. Will be back another weekend to finish the trail. What a great spot and view of the mountains. Lots of stickers in my socks.
Keeping our streak alive. Thanks for placing this cache and keeping our recreation going. SL/with PoshCacher/MagicCacher.Tftc
#1511
Found using Cachly on iPhone!

Found it 04/15/2018 By cajrrman
My 18 mile bike ride brought me to this cache today at 111 pm when I made the find. Thanks for the cache and for making my route more fun!

Found it 03/25/2018 By MountainBear
Found with Javachip. TFTC!

Found it 03/08/2018 By FlyingBug
Same view as from my house. Nice to have all the peaks pointed out for us.
I like the excellent container as well.

Found it 03/08/2018 By UALskyPrincess
With FlyingBug. TFTC