Bat Cave
Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain, it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of 1,480 feet (451 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina
- Postal code: 28710
- Also known as“Bat Cave, NC”“Bat Cave, North Carolina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bluerock Mountain and Hickorynut Falls.
Bluerock Mountain
Peak
Bluerock Mountain is a mountain in Western North Carolina, near the community of Bat Cave.
Hickorynut Falls
Waterfall
Hickory Nut Falls, also known as Hickorynut Falls… Hickorynut Falls is situated 2 miles southeast of Bat Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bearwallow and Chimney Rock.
Bearwallow
Hamlet
Bearwallow is an unincorporated community… Bearwallow is situated 2 miles northwest of Bat Cave.
Chimney Rock
Village
Chimney Rock is a village in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. Chimney Rock is situated 2½ miles east of Bat Cave.
Chestnut Hill
Hamlet
Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Chestnut Hill is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bat Cave.
Bat Cave
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Latitude
35.45151° or 35° 27′ 5″ north
Longitude
-82.28706° or 82° 17′ 13″ west
Open location code
867VFP27+J5
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Bat Cave” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴特凱夫”
- Chinese: “蝙蝠洞”
- French: “Bat Cave”
- Irish: “Bat Cave”
- Japanese: “バット・ケイヴ”
- Persian: “بت کیو، کارولینای شمالی”
- Persian: “بت کیو”
- South Azerbaijani: “بت کیو، قوزئی کارولینا”
- Spanish: “Bat Cave”
- Volapük: “Bat Cave (NC)”
- Volapük: “Bat Cave (North Carolina)”
- Volapük: “Bat Cave, NC”
- Volapük: “Bat Cave, North Carolina”
- Volapük: “Bat Cave”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bat Cave Post Office and Bat Cave Baptist Church.
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