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                    | Shelter = McQueens Knob
                    | Capacity = 3-4
                    | Privy = No
                    | DistanceN = 11.1
                    | DistanceS = 3.7
                    | Elevation = 3,840
                    | Latitude = 36.57223
                    | Longitude = -81.920209
                    | Medical = Abingdon, VA
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== Description ==
== Description ==
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Emergency shelter for three or four in a pinch.  8'x10' four-sided log walls with open doorway, dirt floor, and metal roof.  Walls are not chinked, so wind, rain, and snow can easily enter.  Built in 1934, thus one of the oldest along the entire AT.  Also known as the "Holiday Inn".
Emergency shelter built of logs suitable for three or four in a pinch.  Built in 1934, thus one of the oldest along the entire AT.  Also known as the "Holiday Inn".


== Location ==
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On Holston Mountain between [[US421 to Damascus|Damascus and U.S. 421]].  Mile south of [[Shelter:Abingdon Gap|Abingdon Gap Shelter]].  About 30 feet from the AT. Nearby used to be a fire tower (long dismantled).
Mile south of Abingdon Gap Shelter.  Nearby used to be a fire tower (long dismantled).


== Water ==
== Water ==
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*2008: Metal roof did not leak during heavy rain.
*2008: Metal roof did not leak during heavy rain.
*Sep 1992: Stained/sealed unpainted wood under roof.
*Oct 1991: Installed rafters, laths, and new corrugated galvanized steel roof.
*1934: Originally constructed.
*1934: Originally constructed.


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Image: McQueens Knob.jpg|3883 Feet McQueens Knob
Image: McQueens Knob.jpg|3883 Feet McQueens Knob
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