Shelter:Mountaineer Falls

Shelter	Mountaineer Falls
Capacity	14 People
Privy	No
Trail Head Distance N	??? Miles
Trail Head Distance S	??? Miles
Elevation	3,200 Feet
Latitude	36.2202
Longitude	-81.98569
Nearest Medical	Elizabethton, TN
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Description

The newest shelter on the TEHCC section of the Appalachian Trail. Located near its name-sake Mountaineer Falls. A wooden A-frame with two main sleeping platforms and one loft platform.

Location

Located between Elk River and Walnut Mountain Road. The shelter is 0.1 miles off the AT on a blue-blazed side trail. In the Cherokee National Forest, Watauga Ranger District. Located on the US19E to Dennis Cove Rd section.

Water

The nearest water source is Mountaineer Falls. Either continue on the blue blaze from the shelter to the top of the falls, or follow the AT south of the shelter to the bottom of the falls.

Maintenance History

• 2006: Built by the TEHCC and Hardcore Crew

Photo Gallery

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  Mountaineer Falls Shelter

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  View of top "third" floor

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  Ladders to second and third sleeping decks

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  Wood-carved bear at Mountaineer Falls Shelter

Shelter name	Section	Trail distance from Damascus
Abingdon Gap Shelter	US421 to Damascus	10.2
McQueens Knob Shelter (emergency shelter)	US421 to Damascus	11.2
Double Springs Shelter	TN91 to US421	18.5
Iron Mountain Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	26.1
Vandeventer Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	32.9
Watauga Lake Shelter	Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd	39.7
Laurel Fork Shelter	Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd	48.5
Moreland Gap Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	56.4
Mountaineer Falls Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	66.0
Apple House Shelter (dismantled 2012)	Carver's Gap to US19E	75.3
Overmountain Shelter (Yellow Mountain Barn)	Carver's Gap to US19E	78.6
Stan Murray Shelter	Carver's Gap to US19E	85.7
Roan High Knob Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	90.5
Clyde Smith Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	96.9
Cherry Gap Shelter	Indian Grave Gap to Iron Mountain Gap	106.1
Curley Maple Gap Shelter	Nolichucky River to Indian Grave Gap	118.9
No Business Knob Shelter	Spivey Gap to Nolichucky River	129.4

Per the 2009 Appalachian Trail Data Book.