Trip details · Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte
Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte packing checklist
The shortest and steepest route up LeConte, past Arch Rock and the Alum Cave Bluffs.
Trip details
- Distance
- 10 mi round trip to LeConte (4.6 mi to the Bluffs)
- Summit
- 6,593 ft
- Winter
- Microspikes recommended
- Best season
- Spring rhododendrons or fall color (our pick)
Packing list
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Columbia Men's Steens Mountain 2.0 Fleece
$45.50 on Amazon
The summit is about 2,700 ft higher and much colder.
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LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
$17.95 on Amazon
There are plenty of streams down low.
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