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Hanging Rock, North Carolina


Prominence: 1000 ft, 305 m

Elevation: 5200+ feet, 1585+ meters


Approx. Isolation: 3.02 mi, 4.85 km
Elevation Info:Elevation range: 5200 - 5240 ft
    (40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation: 5200 ft / 1585 m
    (Range 5200 - 5240 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)36° 9' 14'' N; 81° 49' 28'' W
36.153991, -81.824458 (Dec Deg)
425838E 4001343N Zone 17 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceNorth Carolina
County/Second Level RegionAvery
Watauga
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Lists that contain Hanging Rock:
     North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #131)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     2011-09-16 by Dennis Stewart
     2012-02-18 by Tom Layton

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ProminenceClean Prominence: 1000 ft/305 m
Optimistic Prominence: 1080 ft/329 m
Key Col: 4200 ft/1280 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 4160 and 4200 feet.
    Topo Map: Valle Crucis O36081b7 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 36° 7' 36'' N; 81° 50' 48'' W
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Isolation3.02 mi/4.85 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Grandfather Mountain  (SSE)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Western Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5: Beech-Snake-Rich
Drainage BasinsWatauga
South Fork Holston
Holston
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: National Forests in North Carolina
Topo MapValle Crucis O36081b7 1:24,000



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