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Hidden : 1/23/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


An Altoids tin near a Vortac (Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range Tactical Air Navigation Aid) that overlooks Boulder City. The site of the cache has a great view of the Las Vegas Valley. Terrain rating depends of if you drive to within 200 feet of the cache (2 star) or hike in from city streets (3.5 star).

Here is some information that I found about this Vortac:

Operational Characteristics:
Type: VORTAC
Class: H-VORTACW
Frequency: 116.70
TACAN channel: 114X
Altitude code: H (high)
Hours of operation: 24
Voice: no
Morse ID: -... .-.. -..
NOTAM facility: RNO

Technical Characteristics
Accuracy: NOS
Monitoring: Internal monitoring plus status indicator at control point
Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Common system usage: yes
For public use: yes

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