Ascent of Mount Collins on 2020-07-18| Date: | Saturday, July 18, 2020 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Collins | | Location: | USA-North Carolina/Tennessee | | Elevation: | 6188 ft / 1886 m |
Ascent Trip ReportBagged as part of the SB6K challenge.
From Newfound Gap, I hiked along the Appalachian Trail with the intention of staying at the Mount Collins Shelter for the night. I dropped my pack just beyond the trail junction for the shelter and pressed onward. The AT continues to ascend until it breaks out into the obvious summit, located just past a small large clearing. My topographic map and the SB6K challenge page indicate that the high point is directly on the AT, however I found a slightly higher point is located just to the right of the AT in between two trees.
If you go a little further past this spot, look for a moss-covered rock about ten feet off the left side of the trail. This rock contains a benchmark. About twenty feet or so past this you will find Meigs Post on the right side of the trail. It appears as a small moss-covered stump with just a tiny amount of metal sticking out of the top of the moss. This marker once marked the western edge of the United States and the beginning of Cherokee lands. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1142 ft / 348 m | | Quality: | 7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Nights Spent: | 1 nights away from roads | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Overcast | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 1142 ft / 348 m | | Route: | Appalachian Trail | | Start Trailhead: | Newfound Gap 5046 ft / 1538 m | | Descent Statistics |
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