GC2CHRK Traditional Cache Almost Mosquito Pass
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Grand High Pobah @ | Hide Date: 07/24/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 17.192 W106° 10.810 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Not Available during winter  Parking available  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Off-road vehicles 
You are looking for a medicine bottle that is well protected from the ever present marmots.
Mosquito Pass is the highest motorized pass in North America. It traces a route from the highest incorporated TOWN in North America (Alma) to the highest incorporated CITY in North America (Leadville). This route is made up of County Road 12 and County Road 3. I dare say you will not find a county road in a more decrepit condition anywhere in the country.

Winter Park annexed a ski area above it to try to convice people that it was the highest town, but I think we can all see through that flimsy attempt to gain fame. From the standpoint of developed municipal infrastucture, Alma is still the highest town.

This cache was actually placed in 2008 but I misplaced the coords for it until now. There is parking a few feet before you reach the cache on the way up the road.

Please be very sure that the container is replaced in a location that the marmots cannot get at it. Although fun to watch as they bounce their rotund bodies across the rocky areas, these overgrown squirrels will destroy everything in their path if you give them half a chance and that includes geocaches. About the only thing their sharp teeth can't destroy is rocks and metal.
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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 08/01/2017 By Rojo464
A beautiful jeep trip over Mosquito Pass. A nice quick find, TFTC

Found it 09/13/2016 By billkat
Hiked up from the Leadville side today. The road was really bad and we didn't want to damage our Cherokee. So... I hiked Great views at the top and I grabbed a couple others while there. TFTC!
Could use an updated clue.

Found it 09/07/2016 By 9-rushman&farmgirl79
Getting close to the top! I like the container holder on this one. Stamped the log and we're heading for the Top Of The WORLD! WOO HOO! [8d][8d] SL TFTC

Found it 07/31/2015 By RYANS TITANS
TFTC. Found it with Team Melon and Team Packers. The hint is wrong!

Found it 07/31/2015 By TEAM MELON
TFTC...Found it with Team Packers and Ryans Titans.