GC4M1WG Traditional Cache Rocky Mountain High No. 7
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: AdventureJunkies @ | Hide Date: 08/27/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 07.474 W106° 33.515 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby 

Rocky Mountain High No. 7 series cache placed on Colorado mountain passes and peaks.  This cache is on a 13,572' peak near Independence Pass (12,099') on Highway 82.  There is a trail to follow most of the way starting just north of a pond on the west side of the highway.  Great panoramic views from this peak summit!  ENJOY!

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 09/08/2018 By finesilver
Found by the 6 year old

Found it 09/02/2018 By Lego Crew
Our 5th cache of the day. We are spending the Labor Day weekend in the Leadville area. This morning, we began by driving to Independence Pass. Arrived early before the crowds. After visiting the observation platform, we then began hiking up to the summit of this unnamed peak. The hike turned out to be one of our favorites just because no one else was along the trail, and we were able to enjoy the summit alone. Amazing views in the mid-morning before the rain moved back in. Definitely a steep climb. We had 2.8 miles round-trip from the car, with 1500' of elevation gain. Found the replacement container at the summit. Many thanks.

Found it 08/19/2018 By Kerewin0430
After cheering on my friend as she finished the Leadville 100 this morning, I headed towards Independence Pass to get the other caches I had targeted for the weekend. Wow, what a fun climb! Loved the views from the top!! I found pieces of the urn that was mentioned in a previous log, but after 30 mins of thorough searching (and recognizing that no cacher had logged it in 2 years and it was apparently obvious enough to have been found by accident that time), I left a replacement where my GPS and phone both zeroed out. Pics sent to the CO - I hope this is okay...this is just too great of a spot to lose! Thank you for the motivation to make this very enjoyable hike! No better way to get your day started than to stand on top of the world (well, above 13,500' at least) before 8 AM!

Found it 07/27/2016 By AspenTrailFinder
Our first geocache find, and it was totally random. Great spot, the views are the real treasure.

Found it 07/09/2016 By MountainBear
Found this one with Java Chip while on a road trip to Aspen. Ate our lunch while enjoying the amazing views!! TFTC!