6.0 miles | 1,998 ft gain | Difficulty: Difficult | Rating ★★★★ 2000 foot gain didn't seem that bad over 6 miles. Until we realized the gain was all in that first mile. Aptly called Plateau, the mountain steeply climbed but then leveled out to a plateau, the wooded summit being less than spectacular. So why five stars? Well...sometimes it's not all about the destination.