W 395 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/15/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

NGS Benchmark series.

I wanted to make a series to show geocachers more of our nation's benchmarks. Though they can be found in every county in the continental U.S. benchmarks are are just another little known survey tool to the public. But when you look on the NGS site or Geocaching.com you can see every detail about them. There is also description for each that tells exactly where they are. These descriptions interest me the most, at times you have to wonder where in the world did the railroad track go that was 50 feet from a certain benchmark years ago. I hope that this series gives a historical insight to geocachers of what our country looked like in the years past.

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KK1316
Location: Douglas County, Colorado
Designation: W 395
Marker Type: Metal Rod
Setting: Stainless Steel Rod
Stability: Probably hold position / elevation well.
01/01/1983 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
 
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 29.6 KM (18.4 MI) SOUTH FROM CASTLE ROCK. 29.6 KM (18.4 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 25 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD IN CASTLE ROCK, 0.9 KM (0.55 MI) NORTH OF THE JUNCTION OF COUNTY LINE ROAD (EXIT 163), 135.6 METERS (444.9 FT) SOUTH OF MILEPOST 164, 47.8 METERS (156.8 FT) SOUTH OF A UTILITY POLE WITH 1 GUY WIRE, 36.6 METERS (120.1 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH BOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, 8.9 METERS (29.2 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF A DIRT ROAD, 5.3 METERS (17.4 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF A CATTLE GUARD, AND 1.8 METERS (5.9 FT) SOUTH OF A FENCE CORNER. NOTE=ACCESS TO THE DATUM POINT IS THROUGH A 5-INCH LOGO CAP. THE MARK IS 0.3 METERS W FROM A WITNESS POST AND FENCE THE MARK IS 0.9 M ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.

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The benchmark is about 150 feet to the North of the cache at N 39° 08.247 W 104° 51.720. There is a small CDOT disk very close to the cache along the fence line, please do not mistake the two. W 395 is at the base of a witness post on the public road side of the fence, not in the driveway. Please do not trespass. Please also DO NOT attempt from I-25, you can take the County Line Road exit and then roll down the dirt road paralleling the interstate.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jrfg fvqr bs ovt pbapergr puhax, qbja haqre pbirerq ol n puhax bs nfcunyg.

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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