Looking Glass Rock, Pisgah National Forest

Name: Looking Glass Rock
Address: Pisgah National Forest, United States

#6 among attractions in Pisgah National Forest

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Looking Glass Rock, Pisgah National Forest

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Looking Glass Rock is a pluton monolith in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3969 ftCoordinates: 35°18'13"N, 82°47'37"W

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Pisgah National Forest United States

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Looking Glass Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Art Loeb Trail, Looking Glass Falls, Graveyard Fields, Sliding Rock.

4.5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Art Loeb Trail, Pisgah National Forest
114 min walk • The Art Loeb Trail is a 30.1-mile trail located in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina. The northern terminus is at the Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp in Haywood County, while the trail's southern terminus is located near the Davidson River Campground, near Brevard, in Transylvania County.
1.5 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Looking Glass Falls, Brevard
38 min walk • Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
3.3 miW
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Graveyard Fields, Brevard
84 min walk • Graveyard Fields is the name of a flat mountain valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. The valley, itself over 5,000 feet in elevation, is surrounded by mountains exceeding 6,000 feet in elevation, such as Black Balsam Knob, Tennent Mountain, and Sam Knob.
0.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Geologic formation
Sliding Rock, Brevard
17 min walk • Sliding Rock is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Balsam Knob, Pisgah National Forest
124 min walk • Black Balsam Knob, also known as Black Balsam Bald, is in the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, near milepost 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is the second highest mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains.
1.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Hiking trail
Moore Cove Falls, Pisgah National Forest
27 min walk • Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cedar Rock Falls, Pisgah National Forest
47 min walk • Cedar Rock Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
0.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Slick Rock Falls, Pisgah National Forest
20 min walk • Slick Rock Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
3.3 miN
Nature and wildlife, Historical place, Park
Biltmore Forest School, Brevard
86 min walk • The Biltmore Forest School was the first school of forestry in North America. The school of "practical forestry" was founded by Carl A. Schenck in 1898 on George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina. The school grounds are now part of Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
6.3 miSE
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Silvermont, Brevard
160 min walk • Silvermont is a historic home located at Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was built in 1916–1917, and is a two-story, five bay, Colonial Revival style brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. Also on the property is a one-story, stone veneer cottage.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Log Hollow Falls, Pisgah National Forest
41 min walk • Log Hollow Falls is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It's a steep cascade with a couple of sections of free falling water.