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Unnecessary Mountain Trail

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Unnecessary Mountain Trail.
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.

Unnecessary Mountain Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Unnecessary Mountain Trail trail

At 2 miles with 4,259 feet of elevation gain, Unnecessary Mountain Trail runs out and back through British Columbia, from 840 feet at its lowest to 5,028 feet at its highest. The steepest pitch reaches 73 percent, against an average of 2,130 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band. The nearest town is West Vancouver, 9 miles away.

The trail

Unnecessary Mountain, also called Mount Unnecessary, is a peak in the North Shore Mountains near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and a popular hiking destination. Its two summits are within Cypress Provincial Park, accessible via the Howe Sound Crest Trail and the Unnecessary Mountain Trail from Lions Bay.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Questions about the Unnecessary Mountain Trail print

What sizes does the Unnecessary Mountain Trail 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 Unnecessary Mountain Trail track.
How hard is Unnecessary Mountain Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band: 2.0 mi one way with 4,259 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Trail geometry for this print: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles. The derived trail dataset is published at /open-data. 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.