AT shelters: Hurricane Hurricane Mountain Shelter

Appalachian Trail Shelters

WGS84
36.71535	-81.50951
36° 42.921'N	81° 30.571'W
36° 42' 55.3"N	81° 30' 34.3"W
17S 454496E 4063418N
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Hurricane Mountain Shelter

Waypoint: Hurricane 36.71535,-81.50951
County/State: Grayson VA
Elevation: 3850' or USGS elevation
515.4 miles from Springer and 1682 miles to Katahdin
next shelter south ↓ 4.9 miles. next shelter north ↑ 9.2 miles. all shelters
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These maps, coordinates, and waypoint files are based on recent (2009) Appalachian Trail waypoints. You can often find more information on a particular shelter by visiting the AT partners that maintains that section of trail. For trail mileages between shelters go back to our list of shelters. AppalachianTrail.org has the latest trail conditions, maps, and trail guides.

Additional information:

Type: Shelter    Capacity: 8 Fee: No

Near AT: Yes    Accuracy: GPS    Information: None

USFS Land: Yes    Maintained by: Mt. Rogers Appalachian Trail Club

Notes: "Water south of trail"
USGS quad: WHITETOP MT
Δ elevation profile to next shelter north, cumulative climb/descent, (data provenance)

Hurricane Mountain Shelter (May, 2004) located 5.0 miles north of Old Orchard Shelter and 5.2 miles south of Dickey Gap or 10.2 miles south of Trimpi Shelter. The water source is a nearby stream; the shelter has a moldering privy.

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Type: Shelter	Capacity: 8	Fee: No
Near AT: Yes	Accuracy: GPS	Information: None
USFS Land: Yes	Maintained by: Mt. Rogers Appalachian Trail Club