GC6N81K Traditional Cache Limekiln Gulch East
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: flutiste @ | Hide Date: 07/10/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 36.743 W106° 30.097 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Not Available during winter  Hunting  Parking available  Camping available  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Quads  Off-road vehicles  Horses  Campfires  Abandoned Structure  Short hike (less than 1km) 

There are two gulches right next to each other named "Limekiln Gulch".  This geocache is along the eastern gulch, and guess what you'll find there -- a remnant of a LIMEKILN!  You can drive right to it, or park nearby.  Elevation at the cache: 9390'

Take the turnoff off of the Cumberland Pass Road up Limekiln Gulch (see waypoint chart).  The dirt road has some rocks, but can be driven a short distance by a car if you're careful.  A high clearance vehicle would be helpful.  There's a parking area just up the turnoff road.  The signal really bounces around here, so use your smarts.

 

The lime kilns of Gunnison County date back to the 1800's. They were used to "bake" calcium carbonate-bearing rocks into lime. The lime was used for cement, chinking for log cabins, and also in smelters. After the railroad came to Gunnison County in 1881, the lime kilns became obsolete.

 

The cache container is a small clear plastic cylinder with a white cap which will hold very small trade items.
 

Additional Waypoints

R06N81K - turnoff to Limekiln Gulch East
N 38° 36.691 W 106° 30.048
Dirt road off of the Cumberland Pass Road which goes up the eastern Limekiln Gulch.
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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
R06N81Kturnoff to Limekiln Gulch East Reference Point Dirt road off of the Cumberland Pass Road which goes up the eastern Limekiln Gulch. 07/10/2016 N 38° 36.691 W 106° 30.048 0.12 kms SE 

 Hints

Niche at base of limekiln hidden by a loose rock

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5 Logs: Found it 3  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  Enable Listing 1  

Found it 08/21/2018 By ibgpin
Out with friends making a loop from Buena Vista, over Monarch Pass then Pitkin and back to BV via Hancock Pass a total of 145 miles. GPS had me walking in circles and then finally back to where I started and a relatively easy find. TFTF

Found it 08/21/2018 By whoa2
This was quicker than the last one! Thanks for the challenge. TFTH sl

Found it 07/08/2018 By elko dealers
Got to cache and we found a blank log and signed FTF.
Got a big shock when we went to log the find. Anyway it was a FTS the new log. Thanks for your placement. SL T4TH L-Hat Pin

Enable Listing 08/03/2017 By flutiste
Replaced muggled geocache.

Temporarily Disable Listing 07/24/2017 By flutiste
This cache may have been muggled. Will check.