GCAKFA0 Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Jigsaw #8
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Denali41 @ | Hide Date: 02/10/2024 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 41.030 W105° 18.030 | Last updated: 03/03/2024 | Fav points: 0
                             

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Greyrock Mountain (elevation 7,613 feet) in Larimer County has a highly distinctive profile from Interstate 25 and other eastern vantages. Its steep southern aspect shows dramatically in silhouette as seen even as far east as I 25. Many admirers of this Ranked Peak do not realize that the mountain’s lines from other directions are also remarkable and highly distinctive. Views of this mountain from various directions are breathtaking, and each provides a special profile dimension of Greyrock and its numerous ranked peak neighbors.

In June 2010 I published the first in a series of caches about these distinctive directional profiles: "Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Northeastern View" (GC26C63). The series grew to include 10 caches plus a mystery cache that requires visits to eight of these original caches. The profile caches became popular with serious back-country geocachers and those original caches, plus others I've created in the Greyrock Mountain area since that first one, now comprise more than 20 caches.

                         EXPLORING THE PROFILE PEAKS OF GREYROCK MOUNTAIN–NORTH GREYROCK

https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=QI9GC4T9

This is a view from the summit of Point 6485 ( the SW View of Greyrock), showing North Greyrock Mountain as the sharp point toward the left end of the mountainous ridge. The Aiguille du Greyrock is the highest peak on the right section of the ridge. Both are Ranked Peaks. Reaching North Greyrock’s summit from Greyrock Meadow  requires a long off-trail hike up fairly rugged terrain followed by a steep rocky scramble near the top.  If you make this challenging hike to its summit be certain to also find the rarely-logged cache near its top (GC2KTA1). That cache has been found only seven times since it was published in 2010, so is a real prize for backcountry geocachers.

The main Greyrock Mountain has a number of fine Traditional geocaches and EarthCaches along its summit trail that provide excellent caching experiences. One, GC2KH12, Profiles of Greyrock Mountain–Eastern View, is a part of the original profile series and should be sought after by those of you planning to reach the summit.

After you place the final piece of  the Jigidi puzzle a "completion" message will provide the coordinates of this cache as well as a solid hint for finding it. The hike involves about a 4-mile round trip, all on a well-used trail.  Enjoy the puzzle and the cache-finding experience.  As a personal reward, plan and make a climb of Greyrock Mountain or of some of its satellite peaks that are featured in the Profile series and nail other caches along the way.

Dogs are allowed on the Gtreyrock Mountain trail system but must be kept on a leash at all times.

Additional Waypoints

P0AKFA0 - Parking
N 40° 41.680 W 105° 17.040
Parking and Trailhead

02/15/2024 By Millerite
{FTF} I've had fun working on these puzzles as they've come out. I'm always on the slow side getting them done, but I do finally get that final piece in. Today I ventured over the icy spots on the trail and on up to this location from #9. I saw the previous log and indeed saw the footprints in the snow from their attempt. I about gave up myself, actually. But the more I thought of it, the more sure I was that I had to be at GZ. And finally I came up with the container. Whew! In the end, it was pretty snow-free. Thanks again for putting these in place. #8709

02/12/2024 By torry7
I solved some of the Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Jigsaw puzzles over the weekend and decided to go for a winter hike today to see if I could find them. The weather was so nice I ended up having to take my jacket off as I was sweating despite it being the middle of February.

I had 7 caches on my list for today (Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Jigsaw #3 through 8 and Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Orizaba's Overlook). I ended up finding all but Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Jigsaw #8. There was quite a bit of snow at GZ there which made the search more difficult. I'll be back for #8 but may wait until spring.

Thanks for placing this great series. Fun fact: Before today, the last time I found a cache in this series (Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Western View GC2KRKN) was 4,671 days ago! I'll make sure not to let that much time pass again.

Thanks for the cache!

02/10/2024 By IgnotusPeverell
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