Looking Glass Rock

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Looking Glass Rock is a prominent granite pluton and popular hiking destination in western North Carolina known for its sheer rock face and panoramic views of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Looking Glass Rock canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf granite pluton ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
hasAccess designated hiking trail ⓘ
hasHazard slippery rock surfaces ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
hasNameEtymology named for reflective appearance of wet rock face ⓘ
hasProminence sheer rock face ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
hasRockType granite ⓘ
hasSummitFeature large exposed rock dome ⓘ
hasSurface exposed granite ⓘ
hasTrailhead Pisgah National Forest road network ⓘ
isProtectedBy Pisgah National Forest management ⓘ
knownFor day hiking ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
locatedIn Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Western North Carolina ⓘ
near Brevard, North Carolina ⓘ
U.S. Route 276 in North Carolina ⓘ
offersViewOf Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
popularWith hikers ⓘ
rock climbers ⓘ
subjectTo U.S. Forest Service regulations ⓘ
visibleFrom Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pisgah National Forest → containsFeature → Looking Glass Rock ⓘ
Looking Glass Falls → nearbyAttraction → Looking Glass Rock ⓘ