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Ascent of Little Pisgah Mountain on 2020-08-28

Climber: William Musser

Other People:Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain
Date:Friday, August 28, 2020
Ascent Type:Successful Summit Attained
Peak:Little Pisgah Mountain
    Location:USA-North Carolina
    Elevation:5280 ft / 1609 m

Ascent Trip Report

Thought this CHP would be more interesting as it is off a historic trail started in the 1800s by Vanderbilt but the trail does not summit the peak it swerves away at the last moment making it a brief bushwhack with no views. But a county HP right off the same parking lot as Pisgah so great extra credit. We were going to be late to the airport so I ran up and down this very fast.
Summary Total Data
    Total Elevation Gain:335 ft / 102 m
    Total Elevation Loss:25 ft / 7 m
    Round-Trip Distance:1.2 mi / 1.9 km
    Grade/Class:1,2
    Quality:4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)
    Route Conditions:
Maintained Trail, Bushwhack
Ascent Statistics
    Gain on way in:325 ft / 99 m
        Gain Breakdown:Net: 310 ft / 95 m; Extra: 15 ft / 4m
    Loss on way in:15 ft / 4 m
    Distance:0.6 mi / 1 km
    Start Trailhead:Parking Lot  4970 ft / 1514 m
Descent Statistics
    Loss on way out:10 ft / 3 m
    Gain on way out:10 ft / 3 m
    Distance:0.6 mi / 1 km
    End Trailhead:Parking Lot  
Ascent Part of Trip: NC-Family Trip

Complete Trip Sequence:
OrderPeak/PointDateGain
1Little Bald Knob2020-08-26 a1122 ft / 342 m
2Sheepback Knob2020-08-26 b80 ft / 24 m
3Waterrock Knob2020-08-26 c492 ft / 150 m
4Browning Knob2020-08-26 e230 ft / 70 m
5Yellow Face2020-08-27532 ft / 162 m
10Mount Pisgah2020-08-28 a791 ft / 241 m
11Little Pisgah Mountain2020-08-28 b335 ft / 102 m
12Hemphill Bald2020-08-28 c2157 ft / 657 m
20Richland Balsam2020-08-29 a455 ft / 139 m
21Sam Knob2020-08-29 b660 ft / 201 m
Total Trip Gain: 6854 ft / 2088 m    Total Trip Loss: 1890 ft / 577 m
GPS Data for Ascent/Trip


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Peaks:  climbed and  unclimbed by William Musser
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