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Looking Glass Rock

On Looking Glass Rock, Great Balsam Mountains

Trail4.9 km · 3.0 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Cove Creek 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Looking Glass Rock →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J6°-3°130
  2. F8°-2°150
  3. M12°2°145
  4. A17°5°126
  5. M20°10°128
  6. J24°14°152
  7. J25°16°152
  8. A25°16°150
  9. S22°13°139
  10. O17°7°106
  11. N12°3°124
  12. D8°-1°152

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
4.9 km · 3.0 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Looking Glass Rock (mountain, 1,208 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.6 km NW of Brevard (Transylvania County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.3044, -82.7948
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail centre

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Art Loeb Trail

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Bennett Gap

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Case Camp Ridge

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