GC1857W Traditional Cache A Pile of Rocks in Estes Gulch
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: Polaski @ | Hide Date: 12/27/2007 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 36.537 W107° 48.133 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
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This cache is located on BLM lands north of Rifle. Best access is up the Estes Gulch road, park at the green gate.
This cache is located on a ridge overlooking the Estes Gulch rock pile. This pile was created as part of the DOE’s Uranium Mill Tailings Remediation Program. In 1994 & 1995 the DOE relocated 3.8 million cubic yards of mill tailings to this site. The disposal cell is approximately 87’ thick from its highest to its lowest points, stands nearly 80 feet above the surrounding terrain and covers approximately 71 acres. Construction of the cell was completed in 1996.

The cache is an ammo can and was originally filled with log, American flag, silly putty, sunglasses, dinosaur, pencil, crayons, Sparky magnet, compass, frog, four coins, shackle and a bolt.


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10 Logs: Found it 6  Write note 1  Needs Maintenance 1  Owner Maintenance 1  Update Coordinates 1  

Found it 03/04/2017 By Diesel350
Nice hike, Nice pile of rocks!
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Found it 07/08/2015 By bassbuster1
Awesome! From missouri step sons first geo coin! TFTC.

Found it 07/08/2015 By fufsheep
SL TFTC!

Found it 03/07/2014 By Away-We-Go
We have been out here three times, but different circumstances never let us find the cache. So glad we made it back. Worth the wait so we put a geo-coin in that we had been holding on to for a special place. Thanks so much!

Found it 10/21/2012 By nosnorb76
Great hike. I had never been so close to the tailing pile.

Update Coordinates 08/10/2012 By Polaski
N39° 36.537 W107° 48.133
Coordinates changed from:
N 39° 36.526 W 107° 48.125

Coordinates changed to:
N 39° 36.537 W 107° 48.133

Distance from original: 76.7 feet or 23.4 meters.

Moved the cache to a better location. Hopefully it won't come up MIA.

Owner Maintenance 08/10/2012 By Polaski
Replaced cache. New location is: N 39* 36.537', W 107* 48.132'.

Needs Maintenance 07/07/2012 By supersledder
We could see we're the can was. But I guess a hunter needed it more then geocache. Nothing was found anywhere around except one army figurine.

Found it 06/07/2011 By TylerJ8383
I decided to go out and find a few caches after dinner. I started with this one. Nice little hike. Thanks for the history and TFTC. Took Charlotte's Web pig stuffed animal. Left Red bendy dude.

Write note 06/04/2011 By Polaski
Replaced cache and log today. Not sure how the other one got so wet???? Hopefully this one will hold up better :0)