Flat Rock

Flat Rock is a parking area in Linville Township, Avery, North Carolina. Flat Rock is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Little Bald Overlook, as well as near the peak Big Rough Knob.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pixie Mountain and Bee Mountain.

Pixie Mountain

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pixie Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, in the community of Linville. Its elevation reaches 4,058 feet. The mountain is adjacent to the Linville River.

Bee Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 2,946 feet. The mountain generates feeder streams for the Catawba River. Bee Mountain is situated 2½ miles southeast of Flat Rock.

Grandmother Gap

Mountain saddle

Grandmother Gap is a mountain pass in North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway, between Grandmother Mountain and Beacon Heights, east of Linville and nearby Grandfather Mountain. Grandmother Gap is situated 2 miles northeast of Flat Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linville Historic District and Linville.

Linville Historic District

Neighborhood

Linville Historic District is a historic school campus and national historic district located at Linville, Avery County, North Carolina. It encompasses 96 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the historic core of Linville.

Linville

Village

Linville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 283. Linville is situated 1½ miles northwest of Flat Rock.

Grandfather

Village

Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It is the namesake of Grandfather Mountain. The village is a fully gated community within Grandfather Golf and Country Club, located along NC 105. Grandfather is situated 3½ miles north of Flat Rock.

Flat Rock

Type: Parking area
Parking: surface
Category: transportation
Location: Linville Township, Avery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.0509° or 36° 3′ 3″ north

Longitude

-81.85744° or 81° 51′ 27″ west

Open location code

868W342V+92

OpenStreetMap ID

node 169294134

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

OpenStreetMap attribute

parking=surface

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