High Rock Tower
A
cache
by vp & teaberry
Hidden:
11/16/2001
Size:
 (Other)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Fire watch tower 1 mile up from the parking area at about 2961
feet.
This cache is located at a point on the Big Savage Mountain called
High Rock. It offers a spectacular 360 degree view. The remains of
an old fire watch dwelling are located there, check out the steps
chiseled into the rock in front of it. A more recent fire watch
tower exists. This is NOT a cache to attempt when there is snow on
the ground. Bring warm clothing if you do go to the site in the
winter months.
If you have a good pair of binoculars, you can pick out the Mt.
Davis high point.
This cache is an ammo box. It initially contained:
- carabiner
- handwarmers
- log book and pencils
- dice
- headphones
Driving Directions:
Savage River road from Rt 135
or
Rt 495 to Melinger Rd; Melinger rd. to Spring Lick rd;
Spring lick rd to Savage River rd; left on Savage River rd to
Westernport rd.
or
Rt 495 to Dry Run rd; Dry Run rd to Savage River rd; left on Savage
River rd to Westernport rd.
The objective is to get on the Savage River rd and proceed NW of
the Savage River dam until the Savage River rd terminates at
Westernport rd. When you pass Big Run State Park, you still have
6.3 miles to Westernport rd. Turn right on Westernport rd and
travel 5.2 miles to a pull-off area where there are yellow
bar/gates on each side of the road. Proceed uphill about a mile to
the tower.
Additional Hints (
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Decryption Key
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(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)
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 November 8 by Brewster1 (645 found)
found with RRWV
[view this log] | November 8 by RRWV (578 found)
found with Brewster1
[view this log] | September 13 by foresttech08 (7 found)
Nice clear view from the tower! Didn't have any trouble finding the cache using the coordinates, but we never did see the downed pine that was mentioned. Maybe it's been cut up & removed? Took red bouncy ball. Left purple lighter, Canadian dime & crab card.
[view this log] | September 4 by alrightandy (365 found)
I was here to check out the view from the tower and found that there was a cache near the tower so I killed two birds with one stone.
[view this log] | September 4 by johnnycakes! (422 found)
Found this afternoon with alrightandy and my cousin who is a self proclaimed 5/5 finder. Awesome view on a crystal clear day. TFTH.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 6:51:11 AM
Last Updated: 11/8/2009 9:54:01 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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