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Calibrate Virtual Cache

Hidden : 9/3/2001
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

National Geodetic Survey Horizontal Control Marker

You can drive to within 250 feet of this cache. It's a metal disk attached to a rock that appears to be the highest point on the mountain.

To claim this cache email Boots Walker the following information to verify your find:
1. The shape of the symbol in the center of the disk.
2. The year stamped above this symbol.
3. The year stamped below the symbol.

Please do not mention the answers in your log, even if you encrypt it.

Near by at:
N 34° 44.659
W 098° 31.912
You will find an elevation marker placed by the WPA in 1940. You could use this marker to calibrate the altitude settings on your GPS.

Bonus
There is a rock protected ledge on the south side of the mountain.
N 34° 44.592
W 098° 31.899
Terrain rating: 4.25 for about 100 feet.
A good place to sit and watch hawks drift on the winds.

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)