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Ascent of Browning Knob on 2009-04-11

Climber: Jeff Rinehart

Date:

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Browning Knob

Location:

USA-North Carolina

Elevation:

6240 ft / 1901 m

Ascent Trip Report

An easy summit via the sometimes overgrown manway to Plott Balsam. Go straight at the bottom of the last set of stairs on the way up Waterrock Knob. This is the start of the obvious manway.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

176 ft / 53 m

Grade/Class:

Class 2

Quality:

3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Unmaintained Trail, Bushwhack

Weather:

Cool, Breezy, Low Clouds

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

176 ft / 53 m

Distance:

0.4 mi / 0.6 km

Route:

Manway

Trailhead:

Waterrock Kno summit 6064 ft / 1848 m

Time Up:

21 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Ascent Part of Trip: Plott Balsams

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Waterrock Knob	2009-04-11
2	Browning Knob	2009-04-11
3	Mount Lyn Lowry	2009-04-11
4	Plott Balsam Mountain	2009-04-11
5	Oldfield Top	2009-04-11
6	Yellow Face	2009-04-11

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