Current at 9/14/2008 (Online waypoint URL)
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Traditional Cache Almost The Highest Spot Above Sea Level in Seattle by FunnyNose (1/1)
N47° 32.361  W122° 22.645 (WGS84)
UTM  10T   E 546854  N 5265291
Use waypoint: GCXK9E
Size: Micro Micro    Hidden on 8/8/2006
In Washington, United States
Difficulty:  1 out of 5   Terrain:  1 out of 5
Also note: "Cache seekers (hold harmless the cache owner) and assumes all risks, responsibilities, and mental condition involved in seeking this and any cache."

Almost The Highest Spot Above Sea Level in Seattle

A geocaching buddy of mine is having problems finding some of my recent finds, So I put out a nice and easy 1/1 cache for him.

The listed coordinates will bring you to a small public access area with a great view of the city just north of Seattles highest point.

According to the Seattle Department of Transportation Webpage the highest points above sea level in Seattle are in order

1.) A spot 6 parcels south of watertower at 35th Ave SW and SW Myrtle Street - 520 feet

2.) Near Bitter Lake, on N 145th St just east of Greenwood Ave - 493 feet

3.) NE 92nd ST and Roosevelt Way NE - 466 feet

4.) Queen Anne Hill, at First Ave N and Lee Street - 456 feet

There is a small magnetic keyholder under the middle bench

What altitude does your GPSr say when at the bench ?

My Magellan SporTrak said 490ft above Sea Level

There is a benchmark nearby that you can log SY4621 corrected coords are N 47° 32.383 W 122° 22.713

FTF
Congrats to the thehulinghounds

 

I wonder if a certain Hippoglossus Stenolepis is going to come up with an new cache called "Almost The 2nd Highest Spot Above Sea Level in Seattle"

Additional Hints Hints

Current at 9/14/2008

Found it 9/7/2008 by cartagirl
I found this cache with Icongirl, who lives nearby -- her 2nd cache! What a gorgeous day and a lovely view.

The coordinates were a 100m off with my GPS -- not sure if it's my GPS or the gov't's bombing somewhere and throwing off the reading. I got the following on my Garmin GPS 12:

N 47deg 32.362'
W 122deg 22.648'

Elevation was 160m (525 ft).

Thanks for the cache!

Found it 9/4/2008 by terrypeart
Found it on Thursday while riding my bike, had to go back on Friday with a pen to sign it! Beautiful view.
Thank you.

Found it 8/17/2008 by Barnabirdy(s)
This is the kind we like at the end of a long day. Very impressive structures here.
Barnabirdy(s)

Found it 8/8/2008 by Old_scout
Thanks for an easy one, I was skunked the last time iited my son and Daughter-in-law. This time I brought my geodaughter and she keep me going for it. Now if I can de-muggle my son. TFTC

Found it 8/2/2008 by TheWildWeasels0906
Found this with The Cash Registers to whom I am related.

TFTC

Found it 8/2/2008 by The Cache Registers
Easy find, but nice view. TFTC.

Found it 7/19/2008 by k_statealan
Mine said 475'. Great view and a quick find! TFTC!

Found it 6/29/2008 by geozoid
Fantastic view! My GPSr read 522ft. Thanks for the great find. It's nice to be on top. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) BTB the log is over full.

Found it 6/25/2008 by MadCADcacher
Cool place, I am new to Seattle and it's nice to see the sights while caching.

Found it 6/14/2008 by esoterrica
found with saeculorum

Found it 6/14/2008 by saeculorum
Happened upon a family sitting around, so I waited until they left and grabbed it. Great view!

Found it 5/27/2008 by cyclegreen
#3870 Shouldn't there be a cache called The 2 Towers near here? SL. TFTF!

Found it 5/26/2008 by SEATTLEWINTER
Log a little damp! TFTH

Needs Maintenance 5/13/2008 by quadmommy
It was wet, so you may want to stop by and replace the log.

Found it 5/9/2008 by quadmommy
Logged from my phone using the Geocache Navigator by Trimble. What a nice day to check this cache out. It was wet, but I placed a slip of paper inside and signed it. TFTC!

Found it 4/22/2008 by OdyKid
#58 ~ I ran around in circles (literally!) while Mama signed the log for all of us.

Found it 4/22/2008 by OdyPrincess
#59 ~ I liked helping to look for this one!

Found it 4/22/2008 by MrOdy
#32 ~ Thanks for the cache! All four of us enjoyed this location.

Found it 4/22/2008 by MamaOdy
#61 ~ Wow, the view from here is fantastic! We attempted to get a family picture with the skyline in the background but we weren't successful. Our self-portrait skills need improvement! Thank you for bringing us to this location.

Found it 4/17/2008 by TiFel
Great view. How do you find these places?!?! As always, TFTC.

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Magnetic under center bench