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Peaks of Grandfather Mountain

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Peaks of Grandfather Mountain.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 5 in transit within the US, rolled in a sturdy tube. Free US shipping; outside the US, shipping is calculated at checkout. 14-day reprint-or-refund guarantee, any reason, no return shipping. You have 1 hour after checkout to change trail, style or size, just reply to your confirmation email. Full returns policy.

Peaks of Grandfather Mountain · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Peaks of Grandfather Mountain trail

Peaks of Grandfather Mountain gains 2,827 feet across 9.1 miles of out-and-back in West and Mountains, its elevation running from 3,832 feet up to 5,889 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 82 percent, against an average of 311 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Boone, 11 miles away.

The trail

Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet (1,812 m), it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Profilemi 2.5
  • Alpine Meadowmi 3.8
  • MacRae Peakmi 4.2
  • Attic Windowmi 4.4
  • Watauga Viewmi 5.4
  • Foscoe Viewmi 6.9

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Peaks of Grandfather Mountain print

What sizes does the Peaks of Grandfather Mountain poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Peaks of Grandfather Mountain track.
How hard is Peaks of Grandfather Mountain?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 9.1 mi out and back with 2,827 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Place names: GeoNames.org (CC BY 4.0). Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.