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Ascent of Blue Mountain-Northampton County High Point on 2012-09-27

Climber: Jean André Laverdure

Date:

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Blue Mountain-Northampton County High Point

Location:

USA-Pennsylvania

Elevation:

1695 ft / 516 m

Ascent Trip Report

Wow what a rocky route, a perfect place to snowshoe over buried ankle twisting trail. The service road going southeast from the Appalachian Trail (B2) intersects a Blue (B3) & White Trail system of junctions & trails that with the road provides for a loop up and around to the summit.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

733 ft / 223 m

Elevation Loss:

733 ft / 223 m

Distance:

6 mi / 9.7 km

Quality:

6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Bushwhack

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Weather:

Drizzle, Pleasant, Calm, Overcast

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

733 ft / 223 m

Distance:

3.1 mi / 5 km

Route:

Appalachian Tr, Service Rd, Blue Tr & White Tr

Trailhead:

Broadway 962 ft / 293 m

Time Up:

1 Hours 47 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

733 ft / 223 m

Distance:

2.9 mi / 4.7 km

Route:

Service Rd & Appalachian Trail

Trailhead:

Broadway 962 ft / 293 m

Time Down:

1 Hours 35 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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