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1946 Map of Shining Rock

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Shining Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Shining Rock Wilderness Area and Pisgah National Forest dominate this mid-century survey of the high-elevation terrain along the Haywood and Transylvania county line. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Davidson River and the Pigeon River, where a network of trails and the Blue Ridge Parkway cross the ridgelines at notable passes like Wagon Road Gap and Beech Spring Gap.

Evidence of specialized conservation and industrial efforts are scattered throughout the forest, including a Fish Rearing Station and a Fish Hatchery near the river. Prominent geological features such as Looking Glass Rock, John Rock, and Shining Rock are clearly marked alongside waterfalls like Looking Glass Falls and the tiered Yellowstone Falls. A single Silvermine near Black Balsam Knob points to earlier resource extraction in this otherwise protected wilderness.