GC35N82 Traditional Cache Heaven at Eleven
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: WingsAndTales @ | Hide Date: 10/05/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 45.948 W104° 56.672 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

After I placed the cache I realized that it is right at 11,000 feet altitude. The view is outstanding and inspired the name. You are looking for a hard plastic container that is about 6x5x2 inches. You don't need to go near the edge. I have provided a spoiler picture just in case you have trouble.


The cache overlooks Cheyenne Canyon and has great views of Almagre(Baldy) Mountain and Pikes Peak. It is just north of a point where two trails intersect on the way to Mt. Rosa.

There are numerous ways to get to the cache.

1) From Old Stage Rd you can take Rd 379 to Frostys Park then hike trail 672. As a minimum you will need a high-clearance vehicle and probably 4WD. This is the shortest hike but 672 is torn up from motor bike use. Even if you have to park near Old Stage this is probably the shortest route.

2) If you have 4WD you can also try Rd 381 that starts at the Wye campground. Hike trail 672 to the west.

3) From the Cheyenne Canyon/High Drive parking lot, follow trail 624 past St. Marys Falls. It will get you to road 381. Turn north up the road and look for trail 672 to the west. This is the more scenic route but it is 5+ miles one-way.

4) Also from the Cheyenne Canyon/High Drive parking lot, follow Seven Bridges trail(622) and trail 668 to Frostys Park. Go east on trail 672. This route is 6.5+ miles each way. You could also do a loop using this route and the one above.

Finally, if you come up here be sure to summit Mt. Rosa too. It's view to the south is a match for the view from here.
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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 04/02/2018 By johnsonny
Made the find after summitting the nearby Mt Rosa. Looked for quite a while with no joy then took a close look at the spoiler image and made the find. Thanks for placing this cache here and making my hike today that much more enjoyable!!

Found it 11/17/2017 By gampa&gamma
We cached from the trails off Gold Camp Road today, focusing on some challenges, puzzles, and RTPs. All containers and logs are in great shape. Thanks to all the COs for placing and maintaining these caches.

Found it 07/09/2017 By OR85OR450
DON'T lean agains the tree (huh! Like that would be possible!!!) when you lean over to extract this one from its lair. You'll end up covered in big ants... and then on the way back to the trail to meet your wife the ants will make it rain, just hard enough to make you pull out one of those super lightweight plastic bag rain ponchos and put it on.

Which will, in it's turn, switch the rain off like a light.

BigSmile BigSmile BigSmile BigSmile BigSmile BigSmile

Found it 11/16/2016 By 9-rushman&farmgirl79
Last one of the day. WE grabbed this one on the way down from the summit. I'll bet it's ALWAYS windy on this point!! Found it nicely hidden. Stamped the log and we're heading for home. [8d][8d] SL TFTC TNLN

Found it 11/05/2016 By GoMRT
Made way over here from Ernie's cache to get this before leaving the peak. Awesome cache and place for a cache! Good hide here that is ready for winter! Tftc WnT!