Shelter:McQueens Knob

Shelter	McQueens Knob
Capacity	3-4 People
Privy	No
Trail Head Distance N	11.1 Miles
Trail Head Distance S	3.7 Miles
Elevation	3,840 Feet
Latitude	{{#lat_deg2dms: 36.57223}}
Longitude	{{#long_deg2dms: -81.920209}}
Nearest Medical	Abingdon, VA
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Description

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".

Location

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

Water

No water source near this emergency shelter.

Maintenance History

• 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.

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  3883 Feet McQueens Knob

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Shelter name	Section	Trail distance from Damascus
Abingdon Gap Shelter	US421 to Damascus	10.2
McQueens Knob Shelter (emergency shelter)	US421 to Damascus	11.7
Double Springs Shelter	TN91 to US421	18.5
Iron Mountain Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	26.2
Vandeventer Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	33.0
Laurel Fork Shelter	Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd	49.5
Moreland Gap Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	57.0
Mountaineer Falls Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	66.6
Stan Murray Shelter	Carver's Gap to US19E	86.5
Roan High Knob Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	91.7
Clyde Smith Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	100.2
Cherry Gap Shelter	Indian Grave Gap to Iron Mountain Gap	109.3
Curley Maple Gap Shelter	Nolichucky River to Indian Grave Gap	122.2
No Business Knob Shelter	Spivey Gap to Nolichucky River	132.7

Per the 2021 AT Data Book.