Ascent of Mount Mingus on 2011-05-05| Date: | Thursday, May 5, 2011 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Hi-Clearance Vehicle | | Peak: | Mount Mingus | | Location: | USA-Tennessee | | Elevation: | 5802 ft / 1768 m |
Ascent Trip ReportFairly straightforward with a faint trail to the first false summit. Heavy bushwacking to the second false summit with lots of crawling under blowdowns and climbing over multiple hemlock skeletons. Hands and knees for about half a mile to get under the branching along the ridgetop. A significant drop in elevation prior to ataining the third false summit which was slight less vegetative. The final climb to the true summit was almost a couple hundred feet of steep ascent which actually made the bushwack easier as you were looking up under the undergrowth. Descent was via West slope dropping down to Road Prong Trail so as to ascend Sugarland Mountain. In hindsight, this climb would have been easier heading up from the Chimney Top and Road Prong trail junction. Take a GPS to assist routefinding and finding the actual coordinates. You do not want to be crawling around this summit looking for the top. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 679 ft / 206 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 679 ft / 206 m | | Grade/Class: | Southern BW 5 | | Quality: | 4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Bushwhack | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Cool, Very Windy, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 679 ft / 206 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 522 ft / 159 m; Extra: 157 ft / 47m | | Loss on way in: | 157 ft / 47 m | | Distance: | 2.8 mi / 4.4 km | | Route: | AT to bushwack | | Start Trailhead: | Indian Gap 5280 ft / 1609 m | | Time: | 7 Hours | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 522 ft / 159 m | | Route: | AT to bushwack | | End Trailhead: | Indian Gap 5280 ft / 1609 m |
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