GCAGM11 Unknown Cache Coniferous #28
Type: Mystery | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 5 out of 5
By: gampa&gamma @ | Hide Date: 12/01/2023 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 51.350 W104° 59.900 | Last updated: 12/28/2023 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Significant hike  Dangerous Animals  Snowshoes  Cross Country Skis  Long Hike (+10km)  Tree Climbing  Att72 

This is the twenty-eighth cache in our "Coniferous" series.  The container is hidden along Trail 638.

 

The cache is NOT hidden at the posted coordinates.  Solve the following puzzle to determine where the cache is hidden.

 

This puzzle will test your knowledge about the smaller peaks along the Front Range west of the Colorado Springs area.  We used the Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer, Twelfth Edition, as our data source.

Solve for:     N 38 51.abc     W 104 59.def

 

a.  Mount Rosa's elevation is:  if 11,499' then a = 6;  if 11,599' then a = 5

b.  Blodgett Peak's elevation is:  if 9,223' then b = 6;  if 9,423' then b = 7

c.  Mount Manitou's elevation is:  if 9,333' then c = 0;  if 9,444' then c = 4

d.  Cameron Cone's elevation is:  if 10,707' then d = 6;  if 10,606' then d = 7

e.  Mount Cutler's elevation is:  if 7,231' then e = 3; if 7,431' then e = 9

f.  Cheyenne Mountain's elevation is:  if 9,665' then f = 8; if 9,565' then f = 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Camoed container hanging in evergreen tree about 10 feet up. Evergreen tree is about 10 feet downhill from 9 foot tall stump. There is a spoiler photo in the gallery.

 Nearby Caches

GCAGM0A Coniferous #29 (1.05 kms N)
GCAGYWV Trail 638 Rest Stop (2.03 kms N)
GCAGKY0 Ferrous #9 (2.65 kms N)
GCAGN6Z Hiezer Hideaway (3.09 kms N)
GCAGCNX High up Heizer (3.44 kms N)

   


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2 Logs: Write note 1  Publish Listing 1  

Write note 12/04/2023 By gampa&gamma
Adding a spoiler photo to the gallery.

Publish Listing 12/01/2023 By IgnotusPeverell
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