Shining Rock is a mountain in western North Carolina, United States. 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.
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.
There's a trail leading to the summit.
By elevation Shining Rock is
# 12 out of 315 in the Great Balsam Mountains # 71 out of 3424 in North Carolina # 26 out of 270 in Haywood County # 4 out of 19 in Shining Rock Wilderness # 29 out of 497 in Pisgah National Forest # 79 out of 39823 in the Appalachian Mountains # 78 out of 6326 in the Blue Ridge Mountains
By prominence Shining Rock is
# 99 out of 270 in Haywood County # 7 out of 19 in Shining Rock Wilderness
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