Mountain · United States · Blue Ridge Mountains
Hanging Rock
Elevation
1,586 m
#10,973
in the world
#3,017
in United States
1,080 m
prominence
Hanging Rock is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,586 m, the 3,017th highest we list in United States, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Where it is
Hanging Rock lies in United States, in North Carolina.
Key facts
Elevation
1,586 m (5,203 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,080 m
Type
Mountain
Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
36.154, -81.824
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Mountain | 1,500 m | 2.7 km |
| Flattop Mountain | 1,507 m | 5.5 km |
| Sugar Mountain | 1,596 m | 5.6 km |
| Beech Mountain | 1,657 m | 6.2 km |
| Brier Knob | 1,245 m | 9.2 km |
| Grandmother Mountain | 1,403 m | 10 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Hanging Rock.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone | United States | 18,156 | 15 km |
| Lenoir | United States | 17,888 | 37 km |
| Morganton | United States | 16,692 | 47 km |
| Johnson City | United States | 66,027 | 51 km |
| Bristol | United States | 26,666 | 59 km |
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.