Highlight • Summit
Yellow Mountain
Hiking
5.0
(2)
This Highlight is in a protected area
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Nantahala National Forest
Tips
Kristan Klinghoffer
May 28, 2018
Hiking
Gorgeous views. Beware of the switchbacks during rainy season, they are pretty muddy, but if you take the old route (the straight route) up to the peak you'll stay out of the mud.
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Hike the difficult 11.8-mile Yellow Mountain Trail in Nantahala National Forest, featuring 2546 feet of gain and panoramic summit views.
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Elevation 1,530 m
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