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Satulah Mountain route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
North Carolina

Satulah Mountain

Highlands, North Carolina

2.9 mi

Distance

715 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 19m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Satulah Mountain is an out-and-back trail in Macon County, North Carolina. It is 2.9 miles long and gains 715 feet. It is in or next to Highlands, North Carolina.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,182 ft
Max:1,377 ft
Gain:259 ft
Loss:259 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,182 ft and 1,377 ft across 2.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,182 ft1,247 ft1,312 ft1,377 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.5 mi2.2 mi2.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,186 ft
High point1.4 mi1,377 ft
End2.9 mi1,186 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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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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