Looking Glass Rock - Blue Ridge Parkway - Mile Post 417 - North Carolina, USA.
N 35° 19.301 W 082° 49.681
17S E 333836 N 3910250
Looking Glass Rock - So named because it reflects light brilliantly when water & ice are on the rock’s massive granite face. Located at Mile post 417 on the Blue Ridge Scenic Parkway, North Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMNT9K
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2015
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Blue Ridge Parkway National American Byway - Looking Glass Rock - Scenic Overlook, at Mile Post 417.
From the photos you can see why they call it the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The road in the winter is often closed. The smaller Visitor Centres open in Late April for the Summer only.
From Wikipedia:
"Looking Glass Rock is a pluton monolith in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. The mountain is located within Pisgah National Forest about 5.5 miles northwest of Brevard and 25 miles southwest of Asheville. Named for the way its granite face reflects the sunshine, it rises from the valley floor to an elevation of almost 4000 ft.
Trails from Forest Service Road 475 and 475B lead to the top of the mountain. It is a moderate/strenuous trail climbing 1700 ft over 3.1 miles to its peak where panoramic views can be seen. There is a flat slab on the top, that can be used as a helipad.
Looking Glass Rock is a popular rock climbing destination. Whether it is free climbing, multi-pitch or aid climbing, dozens of routes traverse the South Face, North Face, Nose Area, Sun Wall, Invisible Wall and Hidden Wall to the top of the mountain.
From the top of Looking Glass Rock, panoramic views can be seen of the Blue Ridge Parkway and surrounding mountains of Transylvania County." Text Source: (
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