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Little Hump Mountain, Hump Mountain, and Big Yellow Mountain - Pisgah National Forest, NC

2,236 views · Published 2 May 2018 · 29:28 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: Zachary Robbins · 2018 · Travel & Events

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**If you're looking for spectacular scenery only and don't care about my introduction or gear talk, skip ahead to minute 08:45**

I've been meaning to track Little Hump Mountain and Hump Mountain from the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trailhead, and I thought I had the perfect visibility forecast. I did not bet on the substantial coating of snow and ice from the night before, luckily I threw my vest in the car before I left. The hike from the Roaring Creek gate is quick to the Appalachian Trail, and from there it is a steep climb up to the balds. The winter scenery was beautiful, snow/ice coated every branch yet the ground mostly thawed by noon. That thaw contributed to horrible, slick mud on the AT, there was nary a dry patch of dirt along the popular trail. This is the shortest and easiest hike to reach the remote Little Hump and Hump Mountains, but it is still above average in difficulty.

After Little Hump I had a stupid, unfortunate fall while taking a side step to get a better picture angle. I slipped on the mud and planted my camera during the fall, severely scratching my lens. It was basically ruined, so all of my pictures after Little Hump were taken with my LG G6. It takes great pictures at standard focal lengths, but the zoom quality is well short of my Canon Powershot. I also completely submerged my left shoe in mud, and soiled my brand new pants. Needless to say I was pissed for the next few miles.

The scenery at Bradley Gap and Hump Mountain was stunning as always. Ice covered every peak over 5,000 feet that the eye could see. It looked like the Amphibolites received more snow, and I sort of wished I was bushwhacking one of those peaks. On my way back I made the side trip to Big Yellow Mountain for the first time. This may be the most impressive bald in the Roan Highlands, and reminded me of Max Patch and Pond Mountain. Despite the destruction of my lens, it was a remarkable day of hiking and southern Appalachian scenery. This was a long video with a lot of gear talk, but I hope you enjoyed it.

Hike was 12.1 miles with 2,946 feet elevation gain in 6 hours and 45 minutes.

Hike location
https://goo.gl/maps/DkkoiHgvCiE2

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