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| Image Name = AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_View_2.jpg | |||
| City = Creston | |||
| State = North Carolina | |||
| Marking = * | |||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} | |||
| Difficulty Rating = Hard | |||
| Hike Time = 4 hours | |||
| Distance = 4.3 miles | |||
| Elevation Gain = 1,851 | |||
| Elevation Loss = -1,854 | |||
| High Point = 5,042 | |||
| Latitude = 36.4206562639 | |||
| Longitude = -81.5999172359 | |||
| Medical = West Jefferson, NC | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
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Three Top Mountain is an amphibolite mountain in the northwest corner of North Carolina in Ashe Country about 30 minutes north of Boone. The mountain is very unique due to its knife-edge ridgeline and sheer cliff drop offs. This is one of the most rugged mountain in NC. Due to its isolation it doesn’t get a lot of hiker traffic. | Three Top Mountain is an amphibolite mountain in the northwest corner of North Carolina in Ashe Country about 30 minutes north of Boone. The mountain is very unique due to its knife-edge ridgeline and sheer cliff drop offs. This is one of the most rugged mountain in NC. Due to its isolation it doesn’t get a lot of hiker traffic. | ||
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On the way back home, you won't really pass anything to stop and get some food or a drink until Mountain City. | On the way back home, you won't really pass anything to stop and get some food or a drink until Mountain City. | ||
== Misc. Information == | |||
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== Maps == | |||
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<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="600" zoom="15" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/AM_Three_Top_Mountain.kml"> | |||
36.4187749581, -81.588908833~Big Rock (5,020 ft)~[[Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_View_2.jpg|150px]]~MarkerP.png | |||
36.4246443451, -81.583865192~Huckleberry Rock (5,020 ft)~[[Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_HK_View_2.jpg|150px]]~MarkerP.png | |||
36.4159650000, -81.591253000~Peak 4880 (4,880 ft)~ ~MarkerP.png | |||
36.4197682615, -81.596653923~Cascade~ ~MarkerC.png | |||
36.4228467400, -81.594792480~Cascade~[[Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_Cascade.jpg|150px]]~MarkerC.png | |||
36.4219125200, -81.597682670~Parking for trailhead (36.4219125200, -81.597682670)~[[Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_Trailhead.jpg|150px]]~MarkerA.png | |||
36.4242076762, -81.585884946~Start of bushwhack to Big Rock~[[Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_Path.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png | |||
36.4204148356, -81.601175163~The best thing to do is set your car GPS to the coordinates ([https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kingsport,+TN/36.4204148356,-81.6011751636 36.4204148356,-81.6011751636]). From here, take a left and follow an old logging road not on the map the rest of way to trailhead.~ ~MarkerG.png | |||
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== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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| | Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_View_From_88.jpg|View Of Three Top Mountain coming from NC 88 | ||
| | Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_Trailhead.jpg|The small gravel trailhead | ||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_Cascade.jpg|An unnamed cascade at the start | |||
| | Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_HK_View_1.jpg|Looking north over the rugged ridgeline towards Phoenix Mountain. | ||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_HK_View_2.jpg|Main view of the Amphibolite Mountains south. Large peak in foreground is Big Rock. The Roan Highlands and Grandfather Mountain can all be seen here on clear days. | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_HK_View_3.jpg|Looking towards Whitetop Mountain, Mount Rogers and the Grayson Highlands in Virginia. | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_Path.jpg|The start of the bushwhack towards Big Rock. Open forest all of the way. | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_Cliffs_1.jpg|Starting the rock scramble. You are really exposed here. | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_Cliffs_2.jpg|Almost there. One final push. | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_Knifeedge.jpg|You don't get much more knife-edge than this | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_View_1.jpg|Looking down the valley. Mount Jefferson sticking it's head up in the distance | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_View_2.jpg|Pretty much the entire Amphibolite Range north of Boone is visible here plus the Roan Highlands and Grandfather Mountain. | |||
Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_View_3.jpg|Looking back at the way you came. Huckleberry Knob in the background. | |||
| | Image:AM_Three_Top_Mountain_BR_View_4.jpg|Bluff Mountain across the valley | ||
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[[Category:North Carolina]] [[Category:Overlook]] [[Category:Hard]] | |||
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