Master Index    Nearest Caches Hell's Point by "Paws"itraction (1/3) N41° 42.882  W85° 00.803 (WGS84) UTM  16T   E 665264  N 4620007 Use waypoint: GCZY44 Size: Not chosen    Hidden on 12/22/2006 In Indiana, United States Difficulty:     Terrain:   Add cache to watch list Log your visit Google Maps Picture Gallery

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GLACIATION: The entire area was formed by the final glacial episode that directly influenced Indiana. This glacial episode built the Fort Wayne Moraine,which forms two sides of a triangle, with the apex at Fort Wayne. A Moraine is defined as "An accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier." Most, if not all, the stones and boulders in this area, therefore, are the result of glacial deposits. Once the glacier stalled with its large cargo of boulders, rocks, and debris right over Northeast Indiana, it rapidly melted, depositing them in the Northeast corner. The lake stage rose until it overtopped the moraine at Fort Wayne, and rapidly eroded an outlet through the moraine, flooding the entire Wabash Valley. The Maumee Torrent, as it is called, was the last major dynamic geological event to shape Indiana's landscape.

LOGGING REQIREMENTS: Once you've arrived at the Hell's Point observation boardwalk, you need to take two elevation readings - one at the bottom of the stairs, and one at the top. Email us with BOTH elevation readings, and the difference in elevation you recorded.
These numbersMUST be emailed to us within 24 hours of your online log, or it will be deleted.

NOTE: Logs containing the elevation numbers will be deleted. NOTE: your GPSr may not get the best reception here, so it's best to take several readings at each location and then average them.
In your online log, you also must indicate how many people were in your party. You must also post 2 pictures with you and your GPSr in the picture - one at the top of the stairs (at the Observation Platform) and one at the bottom. Again, failure to post pictures will result in the deletion of your log.

EXTRA CREDIT: If you also do the Lake James Earthcache, take an elevation reading there, as well, and notice the difference in overall elevation between Lake James and the top of Hell's Point.

Additional Hints (There are no hints for this cache)

7/15/2008 by Sky Rookie
This was the part of my 600 mile road trip today to log an earth cache in three different states! In town in Chicago from Houston, TX!
Third Earth Cache in Indiana. Very nice park.
Thanks for the work out today. The terrain wasn't horrible, but you're right you have to work to get to the top.

6/26/2008 by GeoStars
Picked up this one while working on a multi-cache. Had to take readings quick due to a storm rolling in. Took our readings, grabbed a couple quick pictures and then headed for the spring shelter where we waited out the storm and did another earth cache. Storm passed, spent some time at the beach, then headed for some ice cream atop Steuben county's highest point, Hoosier Hill. There were four in our group today. TFTC!

6/24/2008 by jeeper05
Four of us started out on this quest at 7:30 p.m. Between the GPS and the park map, we were on our way. Fortuately we remembered to use Deep Woods Off before we started out. The mosquitoes wanted to eat us. We took photos and readings at the bottom and top of the steps as requested. The view was great and after resting up from the steep climb, we were on our way to the next cache. TFTC

[This entry was edited by jeeper05 on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 7:10:56 AM.]

6/6/2008 by Minuet
Back to Hell's Point and this time I took the elevation readings!

6/1/2008 by shannienkitch
And finally we arrived at our destination - Hizzell's Pizzoint.

Was a fantastic walk for both ShannieNKitch and the Geodog Gili (3 in our party today, sir). We spotted numerous deer (including a pair that bounded straight down the trail away from us) and chipmunks as we made our way to the bottom of the stairs.

The walk up to the observation deck was shorter than expected but still no simple task. Gili even required a short nap.

Thanks so much for taking us here. Pictures to follow.