The shelter is at almost 1500 m and even in spring the temperatures can drop below -10 ° C at night. Since the Smoky Mountains are unpredictable, you should also pack warm things in spring. Unfortunately, there is no toilet at the shelter as is so often the case in the Smokies.

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December 30, 2020

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Part of a useful network of basic free public shelters in the Smoky Mountains, and onward along the Appalachian Trail long distance hiking route, many without amenities. 189.8 miles from Springer in the South and 2003.2 miles to Katahdin in the North. Next shelter south 6.1 miles. next shelter north 5.7 miles. See the next ones tnlandforms.us/at/m.php?wpt=DerrickKn

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April 22, 2020

Hiking

The shelter is located in the Great Smokie Mountains National Park and at the famed 2,135 mile Appalachian Trail. You can find water at a spring 50 yards West (on Tennessee slope).

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