X-Y-Z Mystery Cache
Hidden : 6/9/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the description of a puzzle cache. The cache is not at the posted coordinates. You'll need to solve the puzzle below to learn the actual coordinates.

   
This cache contains a clue
for Canyon Conundrum.
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The posted coordinates are atop the west summit of American Fork Twins, which at 11,489 feet is the highest peak in Salt Lake County. As you can see in the list below, there are a dozen other 11,000-foot peaks in the county that have a prominence of at least 200 feet.
Peak Elev Lat Lon
American Fork Twins 11489 N 40° 33.106 W 111° 39.394
Broads Fork Twins 11330 N 40° 35.635 W 111° 43.253
Pfeifferhorn 11326 N 40° 32.009 W 111° 42.359
White Baldy 11321 N 40° 31.972 W 111° 40.876
Sunrise 11275 N 40° 35.466 W 111° 42.690
Lone Peak 11253 N 40° 31.609 W 111° 45.356
Red Baldy 11171 N 40° 32.416 W 111° 40.027
South Thunder 11154 N 40° 31.958 W 111° 44.100
North Thunder 11150 N 40° 32.603 W 111° 43.883
Monte Cristo 11132 N 40° 35.475 W 111° 40.271
Dromedary 11107 N 40° 35.580 W 111° 42.356
Baldy 11068 N 40° 34.071 W 111° 38.280
Sugarloaf 11051 N 40° 33.952 W 111° 37.485

These summit coordinates, although approximate, should be treated as definitive for the purposes of this puzzle.

The cache is .379 minutes north, .294 minutes east, and 1087 feet below the summit of one of these thirteen peaks. The cache is a decon container and is close to a good trail.

Congratulations to himilecyclist for being first to find.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n ybar rireterra arne n gevb bs rireterraf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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