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Big Butt Peak, Cattail Peak, Mount Mitchell and Gibbs Mountain route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
North Carolina

Big Butt Peak, Cattail Peak, Mount Mitchell and Gibbs Mountain

Burnsville, North Carolina

24.0 mi

Distance

7,933 ft

Elev. Gain

11h 27m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Big Butt Peak, Cattail Peak, Mount Mitchell and Gibbs Mountain is a point-to-point trail in Yancey County, North Carolina. It is 24 miles long and gains 7,933 feet. The nearest town is Barnardsville, North Carolina, about 5 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:979 ft
Max:2,013 ft
Gain:2,418 ft
Loss:2,756 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 979 ft and 2,013 ft across 24.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.979 ft1,324 ft1,668 ft2,013 ft0.0 mi6.0 mi12.0 mi18.0 mi24.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,317 ft
High point14.2 mi2,013 ft
End24.0 mi979 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Barnardsville, NC · about 5 mi away
County:
Yancey County, NC

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

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