Shining Rock | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,040 ft (1,840 m) |
Prominence | 320 ft (98 m) |
Coordinates | 35°22′05″N 82°51′44″W / 35.36806°N 82.86222°W |
Geography | |
Location | Haywood County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent range | Great Balsam Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Shining Rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Shining Rock is a mountain in western North Carolina, United States.[1][2] The mountain is one of the Great Balsam Mountains which are a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains within the Appalachian Mountains. It is the 38th tallest mountain in the eastern United States.[3]
Shining Rock is in the Shining Rock Wilderness near milepost 420 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Art Loeb Trail passes just below the summit.
Shining Rock is named for the large white quartzite rock outcropping near its summit.