Geocache file generated by BrassCapCache BrassCapCache 2026-07-13T00:01:09.0000000-07:00 cache, geocache, groundspeak 2801.485 2010-07-25T02:00:00-06:00 BCP465 Mount Loomis by outforthehunt, Benchmark (1.5/4) http://brasscap.albertabattlecache.ca/capbreakdown/BCP465.html Mount Loomis Geocache Geocache|Benchmark Mount Loomis outforthehunt outforthehunt Benchmark Virtual 1.5 4 Canada Alberta <a href='http://brasscap.albertabattlecache.ca/capbreakdown/BCP465.html'TARGET='resource window'>Past Finds for BCP465</a> <a href='https://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?ID=17395&LogType=2'TARGET='resource window'>Log Your Find</a> Elev 2801 FGL at highest point Elevation 2801. Grd level at the highest point 2017-07-22T20:00:00 Found it brendan714 BCP465 Mount Loomis Posted: N 50° 27.754 W 114° 55.178, ele 2,801 m Mine: N 50° 27.754 W 114° 55.179, ele 2,800 m (FOUND) it, or at least what's left of it. It would appear that the cap itself has disappeared, but a prominent cement post and a small piece of brass remain. Full story on the <a href="https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2DCCW_mount-loomis-summit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mount Loomis Summit cache page</a>. Long story short, 32.2 km, 1,300 m gain, 12 hours return, sore feet. This is one of those rare caps sitting right atop the Continental Divide, so that's pretty cool! Thanks! 2010-08-16T20:00:00 Found it Sleepy_hollow BCP465 - Mount Loomis We (Cougarman70, Fish Fly, and I) got our usual early start from the Lineham Day Use Area (in fact just before sunrise) for our trip to the cap site. It was the perfect morning and the run down through fords of the Highwood River and Loomis Creek to our stop at the first Old Sawmill site on the Odlum Creek Trail seemed effortless. After checking out the Odlum Creek Trail cache we headed west to the Odlum Creek Crossing site and the parking location for our bikes. The sun was only just starting to rise over the peaks and ridges to the east giving us spectacular views of Odlum Creek and the peaks in our target area. On arriving at the Odlum Ponds we were treated to the presence of a Bald Eagle high atop one of the trees over the pond. Obviously the eagle family has also discovered the amazing fishing for Cutthroat trout, which are in abundance in this quiet spot. Later in the day Cougarman70 and Fish Fly quickly (within 20 minutes) caught their limit in a minimum number of casts. The hike / scramble past the waterfall (hundreds of wild flowers) went especially well as we found a solid game trail to the top and the second creek crossing. The trek over the scree leading to the chute to access the Loomis outlier went very well and we found ourselves at the summit of the outlier by Noon. Cougarman70 made quick work of finding the two caches along the outlier ridge and soon we were on our way to Mount Loomis. Initially you lose 50 - 100 metres of elevation between the Loomis northern outlier and the mountain itself. Once at the base of the connecting ridge we picked up Sheep trails and followed them to a grassy strip leading further up the mountain. Once at the top end of the grassy strip route finding is especially important as you track through a few steep gullies with loads of extremely loose rock. Eventually we found ourselves at the crux of the scramble to the Loomis summit, with the option to climb a steep chimney or a massive block of rock with a good bit of exposure . I decided on the block due to some potential good hand and foot hold locations. The climb was definitely airy, but with the trekking pole put away this spot provided good hands on scrambling. The 750 metres to the summit past the crux provided a most pleasant ridge walk with views down into three valleys - the Elk to the west; Loomis Creek and Lake to the immediate east; and the the Odlum Creek Valley to the NE. The cap is located immediately under the summit cairn and is in pristine condition. Unfortunately the summit register container is badly broken up with no register inside. So after snapping numerous pictures of this truly amazing Divide Peak, I rebuilt the summit cairn, and stashed a cache immediately on top of the cap at the summit. Our round trip track log showed a distance of 33.8 km with a total elevation gain of 1745 metres over a 14 hour journey. Thanks to Cougarman70 and Fish Fly for their terrific company along the trail. If you get the chance and want to check out the Odlum Ponds or venture further check out Doug Eastcott's book Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies. The Odlum Ponds bike from the Lineham Day Use Area is considered to be a real cruiser special - minimal elevation gain on the way out and a cruise all the way back to the trailhead. Thanks OFTH for this well positioned cap with an outstanding view! 2010-08-07T20:00:00 Write note KFBradley BCP465 - Mount Loomis Wow. What more can I say that hasn't already been said by Sleepy_hollow and wavector? I was still feeling pretty good physically by the time we hit the outlier, but looking up the mountain, I'm not sure my nerves could have handled that last ascent even if we did make it there on time. Perhaps I'll try again one day... 2010-08-07T20:00:00 Write note Sleepy_hollow BCP465 - Mount Loomis Early last week I received an e-mail from wavector asking about the possibilities of checking out Mount Loomis. Well I was looking for the opportunity for a return trip to the northern outlier of Loomis and a possible trip to the top. So we (wavector, KFBradley, and I) met up early this morning in Longview and set out for the trailhead at the Lineham Day Use area. We were greeted at the day-use area by a herd of cattle and needed to step carefully to avoid the cow patties. Quickly we unloaded the bikes, set up the day-packs and hit the trail. The Lineham access point to the Odlum Creek Trail probably adds four to five kilometres onto each end of the trip, but avoids the miserable bushwhack one encounters from the Lantern Creek site. We made quick work of the Highwood River ford and approximately 1.5 kilometres later the Loomis Creek crossing. The trail up to the first of two old sawmill sites along the south bank of Odlum Creek was pleasant with only minimal elevation gain. After taking a short break at the first old sawmill site, we continued down the trail to the Odlum Creek Crossing site and parked our bikes for the hike/scramble portion of our adventure. We quickly covered the roughly 1.6 kilometre distance to the Odlum Ponds (lots of Cut-throat trout)and ran into a group of six backpackers coming down from Loomis Lake. After chatting about each others plans we continued on to where the work really begins. The base of the twin waterfalls has two creeks which can easily be crossed with a little delicate rock and log hopping. We followed a collection of game trails to the top of the falls, re-crossed the creek, and started up the scree covered approach to the outlier. We quickly made it to the top of the outlier with few route finding issues and only the odd break to cache our breath from the steep uphill climb. Arriving at the top we enjoyed the pleasant views of the Odlum Creek Valley, the Elk Valley and mountain range to the west, the impressive NW face of Mount Loomis, and the equally challenging terrain of the Mount Odlum southern outlier to our north. Wavector and KFBradley, and I had lunch, found the newer cache at the top of the outlier, snapped a few pictures, and took in the impressive surroundings at this great spot. We made the decision not to head up Loomis due to the time of day (4:00 pm), the threatening clouds to the west (which 30 minutes later turned into a good shower), and so planned our route back to the trailhead. Overall our trip covered 32.5 km with a net elevation gain of between 1200 and 1300 metres over our 14 hour adventure. Even though we didn't make it to the top, we enjoyed the amazing surroundings, had lots of fun, and most importantly enjoyed each others company along the trail with numerous stories of our caching adventures. Thanks to wavector and KFBRadley for the great time on the trail and to OFTH for this lofty cap that will require a third trip in the near future. 2010-07-26T20:00:00 Write note Sleepy_hollow BCP465 - Mount Loomis RedRouge and I got an early start this morning with the goal of making the Mount Loomis Summit. However, a few route finding issues led to some serious bushwhacking and the eventual scaling back of our goal. Once back on the proper track we made good time on the nice wide forestry road and found ourselves at the end of the good trail for bikes by the Odlum Creek Bridge. We then hiked two kilometres to the west along a good trail with a few boggy spots to the Odlum Ponds (lots of fish in the pond) and the amazing twin 50 - 75 metre high Odlum Falls a short distance behind. We scooted around the south side of the pond and hopped across two creeks coming from the falls. A short, but steep scree ascent had us at the base of GR468932, where we scrambled to the top. The summit of GR468932 provided an interesting look into the Elk Valley (which fortunately at this point has little resource development - unlike further south), the approach to Mount Loomis - which is steep, but do-able, and an interesting series of ridges leading to Mount Odlum to the north. The view of the Odlum Ponds and the valley to the east from this vantage point is amazing. With the closer inspection of the route to the Loomis Summit in place we returned the same way and enjoyed a pleasant bike ride back to the car. Our track log showed a round trip distance of just over 23 kilometres with 1100 metres of elevation gain. Now we're set for a summit shot in the next few weeks. An amazing backcountry experience (other than the bushwhacking), thanks OFTH for setting up the cap in this elevated spot!