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There is one FCC-registered cellular tower in Poncha Springs. It is at 11170 W Highway 50. It is approximately 12 miles from that tower to Garfield, where BM claimed to have turned his vehicle around after heading west early Mother's Day morning before he turned around and headed toward Broomfield.No the last ping was not near the tower....it was 11 miles away - most likely at their home.
From the AA, page 5:
Sergeant Mullenax asked dispatch to ping the number given for Suzanne’s cell phone. Dispatch informed Mullenax that the cell phone appeared to be off and last known activity was at 4:23AM on the present date, with a general location about 11.5 miles west of a cell tower in Poncha Springs, CO.
ETA: The distance from that cell tower to the Puma Path home was 9.6 miles driving, or about 8.5 miles as the crow files (or cell signal travels). So, the phone was not likely at the home.
On Google Earth, it is possible to set up a "measuring stick" with a distance 12 miles from that cell tower to get a sense of the area in which that phone had its last ping. It's basically all along that ridge after Hwy 50 turns slightly SW toward Monarch Pass. It would be very difficult to search in that steep area.
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