dhaager Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 regarding the 1/10 of a mile rule: Trying to hide a cache today and there were others within 1/10 of a mile but we were at the top of a mountain a mile up and there were none listed up there, but it won't accept my coordinates. Is there any way around this or a way to differentiate elevation? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+derektiffany Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) In general, elevation is not considered when applying the proximity .1 mile guideline. While you can always contact your local reviewer(s) to see if they might be inclined to grant an exception, guidance from (most) reviewers seems to be that it is unlikely. Edited May 30, 2015 by derektiffany Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Like derektiffany said, exceptions are rather nonexistent in the situation you're describing. The measurements for proximity are done point to point, without any regard for elevation. Kind of a flat earth model, if you will. If there is some preexisting object (i.e. virtual) on the summit, you might be able to work the location into a Multi or something. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+terratin Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Think about it: the maps on geocaching are 2-dimensional. If you place a cache 0.01 miles away from another cache but more than a mile further up: where does the cache show up on the map or on your gps? Quote Link to comment
cezanne Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Think about it: the maps on geocaching are 2-dimensional. If you place a cache 0.01 miles away from another cache but more than a mile further up: where does the cache show up on the map or on your gps? That's probably not the best argument as there could even be 10 or more caches which all have the same header coordinates as long at most one of them has a physical stage there (Whereigos, multi caches, letterbox hybrids, mystery caches, Earthcaches etc). Quote Link to comment
+Dame Deco Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Are you sure there's no puzzle or multi final up there you can't see? Or a premium member cache? Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Just email your reviewer. That is the best place to start. Maybe you will get lucky. As a second step, you could contact appeals@Groundspeak.com (or whatever that address is). Maybe someone will see it your way. Don't get your hope up too much though. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 What is the GC code for nearest Cache in which you want to place your Cache? Premium Member can do a quick search for you. Quote Link to comment
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