The summit provides spectacular 360° views spanning more than a
hundred miles. To the west you can see the flat expanse of the
Uncompaghre Plateau stretching out to Mount Peale and Mount
Tukuhnikivatz in the La Sal mountains. To the south you can see the
San Juans. At the western most edge of the San Juans, solitary Lone
Cone earns its name. To the north you can see the Grand Mesa capped
by Crater Peak and Leon Peak, the Raggeds Wilderness, the high
peaks of the Elk Range, and the Maroon-Snowmass wilderness. To the
east you can look out on the vast expanse of the West Elk
Wilderness. Looking below to the North-West lies Paonia. It's less
than 6 miles away; but, an impressive 5,700 feet down.
The cache is not over the edge.
However you choose to approach the cache, you should avoid the
rough access roads when they are wet.
When we placed the cache in July, we were treated to a multitude
of wildflowers. Another rewarding time to visit this cache will be
in the autumn because of the abundance of aspen trees.