BEST Geo-Art: T10/54
Winsor Township, Berks County, PA
At 1635-feet, The Pinnacle, located on Blue Mountain, is the second highest elevation in Berks County and a very popular hiking destination in Berks County. Through hikers consider Pulpit Rock and the Pinnacle to be the two premier vistas on the entire PA stretch of the AT, offering endless views of Lehigh valley and its surrounding ridges.
For years the Pinnacle was thought of to be the highest point in Berks County. A retired elementary school teacher insisted though that the 1,635-foot-high Pinnacle was not the topographical high point in Berks County. Most everyone else assumed it was just because of its name and the spectacular view from the Pinnacle. He claimed that the high point was almost in his Bethel Township backyard, a bushy, woodsy site more than 1,680 feet high, not far from the Appalachian Trail in the Blue Mountains, off Route 183, in a place marked White Horse on U.S. Geological Survey maps.
A national group called County High Pointers Association, which provides information and encourages individuals to access high points in every state in the United States, recognized the Bethel site as the highest point in Berks County. It might have the title as highest point in Berks County, but the Pinnacle still has the view.
The name of the retired elementary school teacher was…
A. Caleb Frantz (N 40° 26.839 W 075° 55.218)
B. Dave Kline (N 40° 26.833 W 075° 55.226)
C. Reta Frantz (N 40° 26.839 W 075° 55.229)
D. Calvin Kline (N 40° 26.845 W 075° 55.210)
Note: The Pinnacle is located at N 40 36.767, W 75 54.683. The true high point in Berks County can be found at N 40° 31.072 W 076° 15.139.
Note: This cache has the hunting attribute selected. Hunters wear orange, and when the time is right, and so should you. During hunting season, it is best to do this series on a Sunday. The majority of the cache containers are hidden within 10 - 20 feet from the trail. Since these caches are hidden in the woods, you will encounter things like wildlife, poison ivy, bugs, ticks, etc. That is just part of geocaching in the great outdoors. Good Luck. PS Difficulty is for the puzzle and not the hide.
Please note that GC4VK63 - Yellow Bird was archived to make room for this BEST Geo-Art geocache. Thanks Rentell.
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