GC2G67A Traditional Cache The High King Micro
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: cocoalminer and utwildflower @ | Hide Date: 10/03/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 47.129 W107° 22.442 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Significant hike  Not Available during winter  Bicycles  Snowmobiles  Horses  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
Elevation at this cache is 10,771 feet and it is close to the high point of Moffat County. Short parts of the trail are steep with loose footing. Cache may be accessible by snowmobile in winter.
Camouflage pill bottle sized container with a log only. BYOP

This cache is located along the Black Mountain high king, oops I mean hiking trail. This is Forest Service trail 1185 and it winds through some spectacular terrain. It is approximately a 3 mile hike from the trail head on county road 27 and there is a little over a 1000 ft. elevation gain but every step of it is worth the views from the top. The only word I can come up to describe it is AWESOME! The wife and I are both 58 years old and admittedly a little out of shape but we managed the hike. We're both acclimated to higher elevations so I'm not saying that people used to flatter lands won't have some breathing problems but you won't want to hurry the trip anyway as there is so much beauty to take in. Take plenty of water some trail snacks and the camera. Don't forget the elevation here is 10,771 feet plus and weather change can be dramatic, especially in the spring and fall, so pack rain gear and warm jackets just in case. Be sure to find the other caches along the trail too.

Have fun!
cocoalminer and utwildflower


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5 Logs: Found it 3  Write note 1  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 06/23/2013 By Guinness/brown dog
We hiked in from Black mountain still snow up on top. Thanks for the cache. We left a small lady bug, she said she liked the view and wanted to stay. Ha Ha

Found it 10/11/2012 By gjhiker
Quickly found after hiking in from Freeman Reservoir. A nice hike and wonderful views from the top. Thanks for bringing us to this beautiful spot! A well-placed and secure cache. TNLN. SL. T4TC!

Write note 08/25/2012 By Denali41
OOPS! I thought I had gotten the coordinates for this cache in my GPSr before making the hike up for Black Mountain cache. Once there, I found it was missing, so I had no way of locating this cache. I'm upset at myself!!

Found it 08/18/2012 By A & J - Adrift
Wasn't sure about finding a micro in all this space but it wasn't too bad.

Publish Listing 10/04/2010 By HighCountryAdmin
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