Black Mountain Crest
Black Mountain Crest is a short, power-hike climb in North Carolina. Graded demanding mountain hiking, meaning footing matters more than fitness in places. Its steepest 500 metres run at 21.8% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Its 2.0 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 9 to 15 minutes. The nearest named summit, Big Tom at 2,002 m, is 77 m away. Facing northeast, it loses the sun before midday and keeps its snow into spring.
- TEP
- 2.0
- Climb
- +134 m
- Distance
- 0.8 km
- Average grade
- 15.8%
- Time
- 9 to 15 min
Climbs nearby
- Big Tom Gap, 586 m at 27.8% (0.4 km away)
- Black Mountain Crest, 1.3 km at 18.2%, North Carolina (3.1 km away)
- Black Mountain Crest, 869 m at 17.4% (3.2 km away)
- Mst - Appalachian Rd, 2.3 km at 13.2%, North Carolina (3.3 km away)
- Buncombe Horse, 8.8 km at 9.8%, North Carolina (3.9 km away)
- Mst - Appalachian Rd, 8.7 km at 12.7% (4.8 km away)
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