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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Bat Cave, NC” and “Bat Cave, North Carolina”
- Postal code: 28710
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. It is split between Henderson and Rutherford counties, it is home of the Bat Cave Preserve and part of Chimney Rock State Park.
Hickorynut Falls
Waterfall
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Hickory Nut Falls, also known as Hickorynut Falls, is a waterfall located at Chimney Rock State Park in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 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 in Henderson County, North Carolina United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bearwallow is situated 2 miles northwest of Bat Cave.
Chimney Rock
Village
Chimney Rock is a village in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census. The village took its name from a large gneiss outcrop located on a summit above the village itself in Chimney Rock State Park. 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. It lies at an elevation of 2,667 feet. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chestnut Hill is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bat Cave.
Bat Cave
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Edneyville Township, Henderson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.45151° or 35° 27′ 5″ northLongitude
-82.28706° or 82° 17′ 13″ westElevation
1,480 feet (451 metres)Open location code
867VFP27+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 154175945OpenStreetMap 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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Highlights include Bat Cave Post Office and Bat Cave Baptist Church.
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