Lookout & Rattlesnake Mountains (3.0 miles; d=5.40)
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The approximate track of my hike up to Lookout & Rattlesnake Mountains as depicted a la Google Earth...
Lookout & Rattlesnake Mountain Hike Route Map
The approximate track of my hike up to Lookout & Rattlesnake Mountains...
Lookout Trail-Old Trestle Road Junction
After a short while the Lookout Trail crosses the Old Trestle Road which now serves as yet another path in the Montreat system...
Little Lookout Summit (3,621')
Looking 1,000' down to Montreat and across to the Seven Sisters Ridge topped by Graybeard Mountain to the right...
Little Lookout Summit (3,621')
While the clouds were quickly filling in over the ridge the sun still shown brightly down in the Swannanoa River Valley to the west...
Little Lookout Summit (3,621')
Looking north along the east ridge which forms the eastern rim of the bowl of peaks which surround Montreat. The pointed mountain that can be seen in the far middle distance is known as the Blue Ridge Pinnacle (5,665')...
Little Lookout Summit (3,621')
Another shot to the north. From left to right are Graybeard Mountain (5,408'), Blue Ridge Pinnacle (5,665') and what I believe is Brushy Mountain (3,879')...
Little Lookout Summit (3,621')
The rocks of Little Lookout Summit (3,621')...
Lookout Mountain Summit (3,760')
It's easy to see why most people don't bother making the extra few minutes trip to the top of Big Lookout as it's completely tree-covered and lacks the views of its adjacent ridge...