Shining Rock Wilderness
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Shining Rock Wilderness is a rugged, high-elevation protected area in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains known for its quartzite rock outcrops, extensive hiking trails, and scenic backcountry landscapes.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry recreation area
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protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Big East Fork trailhead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Balsam Knob trailheads NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Ridge Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Art Loeb Trail segments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big East Fork area NERFINISHED ⓘ Graveyard Fields vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Shining Creek Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Shining Rock Ledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType |
Northern hardwood forest
ⓘ
Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest ⓘ high-elevation heath bald ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Wilderness Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bear habitat
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limited facilities ⓘ unmarked or minimally marked trails ⓘ |
| hasIUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ trail running ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Cold Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bald mountaintops
ⓘ
extensive hiking trails ⓘ high-elevation terrain ⓘ panoramic mountain views ⓘ quartzite rock outcrops ⓘ rocky ridgelines ⓘ scenic backcountry landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ Pisgah National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Haywood County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transylvania County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Pisgah National Forest management
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| namedAfter | Shining Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Wilderness Preservation System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisgah Ranger District NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
mechanized transport such as bicycles
ⓘ
motorized vehicles ⓘ permanent structures ⓘ |
| terrainType |
mountainous
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
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