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Mount Pisgah Summit Trail

On Mount Pisgah, Great Balsam Mountains

Trail2.0 km · 1.2 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Big Creek 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Mount Pisgah →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–22 °C (55–72 °F)

  1. J4°-6°129
  2. F5°-5°145
  3. M9°-2°147
  4. A13°2°129
  5. M17°6°133
  6. J21°11°153
  7. J22°13°148
  8. A21°12°147
  9. S19°9°141
  10. O14°4°104
  11. N10°0°124
  12. D5°-4°144

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Mount Pisgah (mountain, 1,740 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
15 km SE of Canton (Haywood County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.4235, -82.7519
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Big Creek

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pisgah Campground Trail

1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Blue Ridge Parkway

Thompson Creek

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pilot Rock

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pilot Cove

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Frying Pan Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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