Shining Rock, NC Forest Service Topo Map (FSTopo)
by Forest Service FSTopo Quads (public domain), US
A free GeoPDF for offline GPS in the Cartahaven app, with free updates. How it works offline

About the Shining Rock quad
The Shining Rock quadrangle is a Forest Service FSTopo 7.5-minute map at 1:24,000 covering about 8.3 × 9.7 mi of Transylvania and Haywood counties, North Carolina. It overlaps National Forests in North Carolina. The GeoPDF is 2.6 MB.
What you get
- Your GPS position on the map. A blue dot on this official sheet shows where you are.
- Works with no signal. Download it once; the map and your GPS position keep working with no cell signal.
- Tracks, placemarks and photos. Record where you go, drop pins, and export GPX, KML or GeoJSON.
- Free updates. When a new edition is published here, it’s yours at no cost.
- 1Tap “Get this map”: it’s added to your free account.
- 2Open the Cartahaven app on your phone and sign in.
- 3Tap “Get my maps”. It’s on your phone, ready offline.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
98 named features inside the Shining Rock — Forest Service FSTopo 7.5-minute quad sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Bearpen Mountain
- Bearpen Ridge · ridge
- Bennett Knob
- Black Balsam Knob
- Bobs Ridge · ridge
- Brushy Mountain
- Brushy Ridge · ridge
- Buckwheat Knob
- Burl Mountain
- Burl Mountain
- Case Camp Ridge · ridge
- Cedar Rock Mountain
- Chestnut Knob
- Chestnut Mountain
- Chestnut Ridge · ridge
- Chestnut Ridge · ridge
- Clawhammer Mountain
- Coontree Mountain
- Daniel Ridge · ridge
- Dog Loser Knob
- Flower Knob
- Fork River Bald
- Fork River Ridge · ridge
- Grassy Cove Ridge · ridge
and 33 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Lake Frances · reservoir
- Looking Glass Falls · falls
- Otter Hole · bay
- Second Falls · falls
- Simpson Lake · reservoir
- Siniard Lake · reservoir
- Slick Rock Falls · falls
- Upper Falls · falls
- Yellowstone Falls · falls
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Beech Spring Gap · gap
- Bennett Gap · gap
- Bennett Gap · gap
- Bridges Camp Gap · gap
- Buckhorn Gap · gap
- Butter Gap · gap
- Case Ridge Gap · gap
- Cat Gap · gap
- Catpen Gap · gap
- Cherry Gap · gap
- Club Gap · gap
- Coontree Gap · gap
- Crawford Creek Gap · gap
- Deep Gap · gap
- Farlow Gap · gap
- Flower Gap · gap
and 16 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 6, 2026 · 2.6 MB