GC2XQGX Traditional Cache Prosser Rock View
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Flutiste @ | Hide Date: 06/06/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 21.981 W106° 41.331 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Available at all times  Not Available during winter  Parking available  Park and Grab 
Wanna see the insides of an old volcano? This cache is an easy Park & Grab beside the Doyleville Cutoff Road (Co Rd 45/Co Rd 14PP). The Doyleville Cutoff Road is a well-graded, gravel shortcut between HWY 50 at Doyleville and the Cochetopa Canyon Road (Hwy 114). Look for a pullout big enough to park a semi. Take a short walk to the cache. Elevation at the cache: 8600'
Prosser Rock is a "volcanic neck" or "rhyolite plug", which is the remnant of an extinct volcano. The lava in the throat of the volcano cooled into rock (rhyolite) over time, and the softer outside of the volcano eroded away, exposing the throat. The result is a magnificent sight to behold.


If you are interested in getting "up close and personal" with Prosser Rock, there is a public road about 1/2 mile east of the cache (which requires a high-clearance vehicle) that will take you around the west side of the Rock, and gives you a view of three smaller plugs to the south.


Cache is in a glass jar with a black lid.
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7 Logs: Found it 7  

Found it 09/03/2018 By terrachick
TFTC

Found it 08/28/2018 By Long Knife
TFTC!

Found it 08/06/2018 By mom & pop
got it today SL Took TB Thanks

Found it 04/17/2018 By Sonlight2
Windy windy spring day. Nice quick find.

Found it 10/07/2017 By Goonch
Have driven this Doyleville cut-off road many times and thought today we'd pick this one up. The cache is in good shape and dry. Dropped off a TB due to remoteness, TN. TFTC! SL.

Found it 07/05/2017 By boog0423
Thanks for the find! It was a fun 4th of July find! Loved it!

Found it 06/14/2017 By eddeehoward
Nice view and hike to cache