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Ascent of Johns Knob on 2010-08-10

Climber: Rob Carter

Date:

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Car

Peak:

Johns Knob

Location:

USA-North Carolina/Tennessee

Elevation:

4908 ft / 1495 m

Ascent Trip Report

North on overgrown Benton MacKaye to the meadow below Johns Knob. There is an orange survey marker West of the entrance to the meadow with a trail that seems to lead only that far. Instead I went across the quarry depression and climbed the far side of the meadow through blackberries over my head to gain a span of rocks leading to the treeline. There is a faint game trail that only a goat would love so be careful of the exposure on this route. Then the real work began. This is the hardest bushwack I have ever done. I rarely was able to see the ground. The brush was full of thorns and I was tripping over deadfall and moss the entire way up. At points I was suspended over depressions by the thickness of the brush and had to wigggle back down to the ground. The ridge becomes rocky and a small hillock has a rock that is the highest point. At least the blackberries were in season. Coming down was harder then ascending. I could have used a pair of leather gauntlets to protect my hands and forearms.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

427 ft / 130 m

Elevation Loss:

428 ft / 130 m

Grade/Class:

Class 2+

Route Conditions:

Unmaintained Trail, Bushwhack

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Weather:

Pleasant, Breezy, Partly Cloudy

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

427 ft / 130 m

Distance:

1 mi / 1.6 km

Route:

Benton MacKaye and Scramble

Trailhead:

Mud Gap Trailhead 4481 ft / 1365 m

Time Up:

55 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

428 ft / 130 m

Route:

Benton MacKaye and Scramble

Trailhead:

Mud Gap Trailhead 4480 ft / 1365 m

Time Down:

25 Minutes

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