NJCC: Yu Shan Traditional Cache
Hidden : 5/10/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge
Checkpoint Yu Shan

North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge

Welcome to Schooley's Mountain County Park in Washington Township, NJ. This cache will fulfill the
“Yu Shan” requirement for the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge.

Yu Shan - Jade Mountain


Yushan (Jade Mountain) stands at 3,952 meters (12,966 ft), the tallest mountain in Taiwan, as well as all East Asia.

Jade Mountain was first observed by westerners in 1857 and given the name Mount Morrison (in western writings), after the captain who recorded the sighting in his navel log.

In 1900, two Japanese anthropologists became the first people to have been recorded ascending the mountain. They gave the mountain the name Niitakayama or Mount Niitaka, literally the "New High Mountain", because it was even higher than Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan.

Under its Japanese name, the mountain was used as the secret code to signal the carrier fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to begin its attack against Pearl Harbor. The code was Niitakayama Nobore (English: "Climb Mount Niitaka").

Schooley's Mountain


Located in the Highlands section of New Jersey, Schooley’s Mountain is one of two mountain ranges (the Schooley’s and the Fox Hill Range) that cross the community of Washington Township. Elevation varies from 1,034 feet above sea level in the Fox Hill Range to 1,134 feet in the Schooley's Mountain Range.

Washington Township is known for it’s rolling hills, serene fields, and winding roads. It is all about scenic farmhouses, beautiful old stone houses, and within recent years, new brightly colored homes. Enjoy these sights during your trip out to “the country”.


The cache has been placed at approximately the highest point on Schooley’s Mountain. See Trail Map under park information link above. No bushwhack is required!

In the spirit of Yu Shan's other name, Jade Mountain, the cache has been stocked with "green" things. Why not bring something "green" to leave or trade. :-)


Official NJCC Information

The Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) are sponsoring the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge series. This challenge is intended to take geocachers on a tour of Northern New Jersey (loosely defined as north of I-78) while finding caches placed by members of the NNJC. On the tour, we hope you will find North Jersey an interesting and beautiful part of our great state.

Scattered around the area are 26 checkpoint caches and a final challenge cache - North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NNJC). The names of the individual checkpoint caches are based on a phonetic alphabet using mountain names since North Jersey is the mountainous region of the state. The 26 checkpoints do not have to be completed in any particular order. See the NJCheckpoint bookmark for the complete list of caches.

Hidden within the 26 checkpoint caches are numbers to be used in determining the coordinates of the final North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache – please be sure to note them while you are there.

While there are no special logging requirements for the 26 checkpoint caches, there are special logging requirements for the final challenge cache. Complete information can be found on the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NNJC) cache page.


Happy caching and enjoy the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge!!!



This cache is certified North Jersey

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va bhgpebc, orybj gerr tebjvat bhg bs ebpx

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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