North Park is bisected by a long ridge feature that extends from Jackson County Road 27 in a northwest direction all the way to the Illinois River. This ridge line once extended continuously many more miles to the northwest, but its continuity is interrupted by the Illinois River’s cut through it. The northwest extension is called Peterson Ridge; Peterson Ridge runs to the North Platte River, ending a short distance southeast of Delaney Butte. Combined, the length of Owl and Peterson Ridges totals almost 20 miles. But the ridge feature is hardly noticed by traffic along Colorado State Highway 14, even though the highway passes over the western ridge extension. It’s gentle slopes tend to conceal the scale of this long, long ridge that divides North Park into southern and northern portions.
Owl Ridge supports two Ranked Peaks; one is near its western edge, just before the ridge drops into the Illinois River Valley. This high point is named Owl Ridge West, and has an elevation of 8,942 feet. The other is positioned at the ridge’s eastern end just as the ridge drops to Jackson County Road 27. This eastern high point is of course named Owl Ridge East. Its elevation is 9,182 feet.
Because the actual summit of Owl Ridge East is on private land, the cache placement is well southeast of the high point, on BLM land. It can be accessed by parking along Jackson County Road 27 and crossing Owl Mountain State Wildlife Area and the adjacent BLM holdings.
Enjoy your time reaching the cache vicinity, finding the cache and signing its treasure, the log sheet!
The Twins of Owl Ridge--Eastern
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