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
https://www.jigidi.com/jigsaw-puzzle/isgutjnp/greyrock-from-ssw-direction/
The photo provides a view of Greyrock Mountain from the South South West, showing the beautiful slab rock features that are so coveted by rock climbers.
This stunning 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 hint for finding it. The signal bounce in the cache vicinity can be significant. Hence, the completion message provides some detail that should allow a fairly fast find if the instructions that are presented are carefully followed. 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 Greyrock Mountain trail system but must be kept on a leash at all times.
Additional Waypoints
P0AKJ1B - Parking and Trailhead
N 40° 41.680 W 105° 17.040
parking
Profiles of Greyrock Mountain--Jig Saw #9
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