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Bearpen Mountain route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
North Carolina

Bearpen Mountain

Highlands, North Carolina

0.9 mi

Distance

151 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Bearpen Mountain is a loop trail in Macon County, North Carolina. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 151 feet. It is in or next to Highlands, North Carolina.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,268 ft
Max:1,305 ft
Gain:46 ft
Loss:46 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,268 ft and 1,305 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,268 ft1,280 ft1,293 ft1,305 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,268 ft
High point0.4 mi1,305 ft
End0.9 mi1,268 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Highlands, NC · in or next to town
County:
Macon County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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