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Mount Wycheproof Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/29/2020
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

There are hundreds of mountains in the world, ranging in size and characteristics. Some of the well-known mountains of the world include Mount Everest, which at 8,848 m is the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro which is the tallest mountain in Africa, and Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe. However, did you ever consider what the smallest recorded mountain is in the world?  Mount Wycheproof, located in Victoria Australia, is the smallest registered mountain in the world.  Mount Wycheproof is sometimes referred to as a hill and there has been a debate as to whether to categorize it as a mountain or a hill.

 

 

A: The name “Wycheproof” is aboriginal in derivation, which stands for _______.

 

            3: grass on a hill,     4: little hill,     5: tiny mountain

 

B: Mt. Wycheproof has its own unique mineral known as Wycheproofite.  This mineral is ______ in color.

 

            6: shiny and green,     7: translucent,     8: transparent and pinkish

 

C: How tall is the sculpture at the summit of Mt. Wycheproof?  ____ feet

 

D: True or False; More people have reached the summit of Mount Wycheproof  than Mount Everest. 

 

            True: 3,     False: 4

 

E: Roughly how many 5gal. buckets stacked up equals the height of Mt. Wycheproof above the surrounding plains.

 

            2: 153 buckets,     3: 402 buckets,    4: 117 buckets,   5:  387 buckets

 

F: The mountain is a granite outcrop located in a flat grassland area.  Granite is comprised of many different chemicals.  The percentage of titanium dioxide, according to Wikipedia, in granite is approximately 0.__0%

 

N36º 39.ABC  W076º 13.DEF

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)