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Shining Rock

North Carolina

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Shining Rock is a summit in the Shining Rock Wilderness, part of the Pisgah Ranger District of the National Forests in North Carolina. Waynesville, North Carolina, is the nearest town, about 11 miles away. The Little East Fork Trail starts about a third of a mile away, and Graveyard Ridge is roughly 1.6 miles off. Climbers can find Victory Wall about 2.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campgrounds, around 3.8 miles out, offers a nearby place to stay.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

5,983 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Shining Rock

North Carolina

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Waynesville, North Carolina · 11 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Pisgah Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

    Shining Rock — Summit in North Carolina | Roamze