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Ascent of Brushy Mountain on 2011-04-13

Climber: Ed Wandall

Other People:

Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Brushy Mountain

Location:

USA-Tennessee

Elevation:

4911 ft / 1496 m

Ascent Trip Report

Great little hike from Trillium Gap. Brushy Mountain is well named, as the whole mountain is covered with low, scrubby brush (Laurel?). The trail is thin, well defined, and it can be wet. Great views back to LeConte. Above 5000' it was covered in ice.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

251 ft / 76 m

Distance:

1.4 mi / 2.3 km

Route:

Brushy Mountain Trail

Trailhead:

Trillium Gap 4660 ft / 1420 m

Quality:

6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail

Weather:

Cold, Calm, Clear

Ascent Statistics

Time Up:

20 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Time Down:

10 Minutes

Ascent Part of Trip: Leconte2 (1 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Brushy Mountain	2011-04-13
2	Mount Le Conte	2011-04-13
3	Mount Le Conte-Cliff Top	2011-04-13
4	(Attempt) Mount Le Conte-West Point	2011-04-13
5	Mount Le Conte-Myrtle Point	2011-04-13

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