Monday, June 22, 2026 · america_250
America 250 · Westward
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
From the first pass through the Appalachians to the spike that joined the country east-to-west, today's pack walks the route Americans took when 'go west' became a national reflex.
- 01
Drop a pin on the natural mountain pass that funneled the first wave of American settlers from Virginia into Kentucky and beyond.
● Pinacle Road — Kentucky, United States
- Target
- 36.6043°, -83.6741°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 02
Drop a pin on the arch — 'Gateway to the West' — marking the city where wagon trains and steamboats outfitted before heading further out.
● Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Target
- 38.6247°, -90.1848°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 03
Drop a pin on the desert location where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific met in May 1869 — the golden spike joining the country east-to-west.
● Golden Spike Drive — Utah, United States
- Target
- 41.6175°, -112.5497°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 04
Drop a pin on the mission turned battleground — 'Remember the Alamo' became a Texas Revolution rallying cry in 1836.
● San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Target
- 29.4258°, -98.4861°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 05
Drop a pin on Yellowstone — designated by Congress in March 1872 as the world's first national park.
● Grand Loop Road — Wyoming, United States
- Target
- 44.4280°, -110.5885°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts