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No Business Knob Shelter

Last Revised: March 08, 2007
bulletMiles from Damascus: 120.8
bulletLocation:  On the east slope of No Business Knob, between Nolichucky River and Spivey Gap; elevation 3,180 feet.  The shelter is directly on the A.T.  In the Cherokee National Forest, Unaka Ranger District.
bulletConstruction: Three-sided with open front and wooden sleeping platform.  Concrete-block walls.  Built in 1963 by the U.S. Forest Service.
bulletSleeps: six
bulletMaintenance history:
bullet1990: Roof repaired.
bullet1993: Painted inside and out.  Painted roof (rust-proofed).  Installed picnic table.
bullet1997: Painted inside to remove grafitti.
bulletWater source: Spring is about 200 yards trail-south on A.T.
bulletPhotos (additional photos of this area are included in Section 10 - Nolichucky River to Spivey Gap):
Sign inside of No Business Knob Shelter (20KB).  Photo courtesy of Jamie Chapman.
No Business Knob Shelter No Business Knob Shelter (30KB).  Photo courtesy of Jamie Chapman.
nbk03.gif (3184 bytes) No Business Knob Shelter (18KB).  Photo courtesy of Bill Stowell.

 

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