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Ascent of Mount Rogers on 2012-10-04

Climber: Don Raether

Other People:

Solo Ascent

Date:

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Car

Peak:

Mount Rogers

Location:

USA-Virginia

Elevation:

5729 ft / 1746 m

What a great day for this hike! The tree colors are nearly at their peak and I saw 4 ponies.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1489 ft / 452 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

8 mi / 12.9 km

Route:

AT & spur trail

Trailhead:

Massie Gap 4640 ft / 1414 m

Grade/Class:

Quality:

6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail

Weather:

Cool, Breezy, Partly Cloudy

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