CSP - Hall Valley Traditional Geocache

Hall Valley

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Container Type: Lock & Lock
Code Location: Inside container
Access Info: This cache is located on USFS property.
Winter Access: Same, dependent on road conditions.

A small community formed in this valley in the 1870s, centered on mining activities that reached over Webster Pass from the mining towns in Clear Creek County.  The valley and town were named for Colonel Jairus Hall, who settled in Georgetown in the late 1860s and served in the Territorial Legislature. The remote mining camp had its own smelter as well as stores, saloons, and fine homes and maintained its own post office from 1874 to 1898. The Whale Mine, near the summit of Webster Pass, is perhaps the most well known of the mines in Hall Valley. It was owned by Colonel Hall and had its own tramway system and smelter that processed ore from the mine. A handful of buildings still remain in the valley, but much of the townsite has been covered by the Hall Valley Campground.

Hall Valley in the 1870s, courtesy of the Park County Local History Archives

Take County Road 60 northwest from Highway 285 at Webster until you reach the parking area past Handcart Campground. Park here and walk along the 4WD road to the cache.