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Shining Rock

Elevation
1,821 m
#9,872
in the world
#2,722
in United States
320 m
prominence

Shining Rock is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,821 m, the 2,722nd highest in United States, part of the Great Balsam Mountains.

Elevation
1,821 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
320 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#9,872
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Shining Rock

Shining Rock lies in United States, in North Carolina.

Key facts

Elevation
1,821 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
320 m
Type
Mountain
Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
35.368, -82.862

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#2,722of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Great Balsam Mountains
#3of 5
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#9,872of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Old Butt Knob1,683 m1.8 km
Tennent Mountain1,848 m3.5 km
Black Balsam Knob1,892 m4.6 km
Cold Mountain1,820 m4.6 km
Devils Courthouse1,751 m7.9 km
Tanasee Bald1,694 m9.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Shining Rock.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AshevilleUnited States95,05638 km
EasleyUnited States20,76565 km
Wade HamptonUnited States20,62271 km
GreenvilleUnited States64,57972 km
TaylorsUnited States21,61772 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.