Black Balsam Knob, Tennent Mountain, Grassy Cove Top, & Shining Rock, NC
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Looking out over the Great Balsam Mountains. The Shining Rock Wilderness drops into the valley in the foreground where it meets the Middle Prong Wilderness at NC-215. The Middle Prong Wilderness includes the lower Fork Ridge and the much higher Lickstone Ridge, including Richland Balsam(6410'), beyond. Near Ivestor Gap.