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Derrick Knob Shelter

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Derrick Knob Shelter

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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    November 24, 2020

    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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      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

        April 22, 2020

        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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          Elevation 1,480 m

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          Location: Swain County, North Carolina, United States

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