Sand Mountain Overlook

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This is one of my favorite view sites, and everyone I’ve taken here just raves about what a neat place it is. It is on the west end of Sand Mountain, and it is 1000 feet almost straight down to the Warner Valley below. To get the last 100 yards to the rim you have to pick your way through big red rocks as big as 2-3 story houses.

This cache is in the sand dune area that is open to ATV/OHV riding. You don’t have to stay on the trails, but you do have to have a flag on your machine. You can make your own tracks all over the sand dunes and the next wind will remove them so the next guy can pretend he is the first human to ride there. If you bring an ATV/OHV you will probably spend most of the day riding the dunes, smiling and having a great time.

The cache is not in a dangerous spot but the whole area has house size rocks and lots of plances to slip and fall. Hang on to the kids. Not to scare you off, just want you to be safe. A lot of families visit this area.

The good news and the bad news about this cache is that it is not easy to get to. Placing caches that nobody can get to is NOT my goal in caching. However most of my caches will be places so that when you get there, if you can’t find the box, or it is empty, you will still be happy and smiling because of the experience of just getting and being there. This is certainly one of those spots.

If you have an ATV/OHV that can handle soft sand it is a no-brainer. If you don’t then it is time to reconsider. You can walk in approx. 4 ½ miles each way, health and weather permitting. If you do NOT have a high clearance vehicle that is experienced and equipped for soft sand I would advise against it. The normal 4x4 could just be a trap for you. However every time I have been to the cache site area there have been 4x4 vehicles in the area. Driving in sand just requires some experience, the proper tires and tire pressure. In addition, on a bright day between about 10:00 am and 2:00 pm you can loose all depth perception and drive right off a steep dune and never see it coming. For you un-experienced non-believers I hope your education is a small three footer, not a fifty-foot killer.

Remember that this is the Great Southwest and we do have a few snakes around. If I were a rattlesnake I might think a cache site was a good place to get out of the sun. Uncover this and all cache sites with great care and you will be fine. Speaking of sun, this area is brutal during the summer heat and there may not be anyone around to help if you get stuck or break down. Not very many of us can walk five miles or more in soft sand and 100 degree plus heat without a lot of water.

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Route map of the cache area

Nature at her best near the cache.

Beth trying to get out of the drizzle.

Having lunch 100 yards from cache.

It is easy by ATV. The guy in the truck must know how to drive in sand.
Looking over cache to St. George.

Standing on edge by cache.

View of cache from edge.

Cache is somewhere out there.

Rocks with personalities.

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Cache Logs

April 26 by ridic416 (261 found) Found with hospo, and boy was it windy. [view this log]

April 25 by hospo (1624 found) What a great view. We had to not get too close to the edge because it was so windy it could have blown us off the mountain. TFTC. [view this log]

February 14 by Big_E! (3130 found) A fantastic day it turned out to be in the red sand and rocks on valentines day. The view from this cache I think covers almost all of Washington County and into Arizona. This was an amazing place. We huffed it the last 500 feet since we were Jeeping by ourselves today. Thanks for the great adventures. Mr and Mrs BIG_E! [view this log]

January 18 by SnappyTurtles (2267 found) Well we went up to Sand Mtn. area and had a ball. We get to go back up since we started late we only got a couple of the caches up in the area. Next time we have to remember to take the hitch off the back of Jan's Jeep. [view this log]

January 12 by blind squirrels ut (14 found) what a great day to take out the rhino, a beautiful view, one of our favorite places [view this log]

Current time: 11/21/2009 8:53:42 AM
Last Updated: 4/26/2009 2:35:43 PM
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