Compton Peak Climber's Log
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| hightinerary | OK  Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2011 | |
| Not a bad little peak... | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2011 7:27 pm | ||
| MtMtnHiker | AT section hike | |
| Last peak I crossed on an AT section hike. Found some good apples in an abandoned orchard from back before the area was a park. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2011 10:02 pm | ||
| TrekAdam | Summer Climb | |
| Hiked the AT to Compton Gap then followed trails along Skyline over to Little Devils staircase where we hit up Three Sisters Mountains, tiny Fork Mountain and Hogback. It was in Mid August and was incredibly hot! | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2008 3:01 pm | ||
| CheesySciFi | A real workout Date Climbed: May 7, 2006 | |
| Hiked up the AT from outside the park. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2007 11:10 pm | ||
| AirborneBuff | Route Taken: AT from Rockfish Gap Date Climbed: May 10, 2007 | |
| Hiked from Rockfish Gap as part of a 5 day hike on the AT through SNP. | |
| Posted May 11, 2007 5:07 pm | ||
| Buz Groshong | Climbed it many times | |
| A great hike is to go up a side trail from Route 601 to the AT and up it to Compton Peak, then down the AT and the Dickey Ridge Trail to the Hickerson Hollow Trail with a short road walk back to the start. | |
| Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:03 am | ||
| SteveinFXBG | Is it really January? Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2007 | |
| We had the day off, and the weather was warm so my wife and I went out hiking and made it up this peak. It was a nice hike, good views and didn't see another person on the trail. I can't complain about that. | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:38 am | ||
| Jerry L | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| Beautiful trail. | |
| Posted May 7, 2006 10:31 pm | ||
| CharlesD | Route Climbed: AT (SOBO) Date Climbed: April 9, 1999 | |
| From the journal: I finally crossed the border into the Park and was rather surprised at the subtle differences that could be detected. The leaves weren't yet out on the trees, but bloodroot and other wildflowers decorated the forest floor in great profusion. There was less highway noise and things seemed more peaceful. I could feel an incipient sunburn coming on and there were actual black flies. Neither of these were problems I had anticipated given my treatment on the last two trips in the area. In any case, the day wore on. Off a short side trail I found the Fort Windham Rocks, Catoctin lava outcroppings in the middle of the woods perhaps 50' tall. Potential climbing sites? I bouldered around a bit in my boots (certainly not the best for the activity) and determined that yes, there was some definite possibility. I humped over Compton Peak, the first mountain of the trip and saw the hazy views. Scattered showeres and a hint of thunderstorms earlier in the day gave way to concerted rain and distinct thunder around six. | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2005 11:48 pm | ||
| hgrapid | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail - Compton Gap Date Climbed: 1/29/2005 | |
| It was about 30 degrees, and getting colder throughout the day. The trail was covered in snow, but not too hard to hike. The two viewpoints were nice, since the sky was partly cloudy, but the clouds/sun produced some interesting skylines. | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2005 11:14 pm | ||
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