Table Rock (North Carolina)

Table Rock is a mountain in the east rim of Linville Gorge, part of Pisgah National Forest (Grandfather Ranger District) in North Carolina.

[2] The peak makes for a quick hike from a nearby parking area, and is also very popular for rock climbing.

Botanists André Michaux and John Fraser found various plants in the area in the nineteenth century.

[3] Former North Carolina senator Sam Ervin said that he retired to the nearby town of Morganton to "watch the glorious sunsets over Table Rock".

[5] In addition, Jules Verne's 1904 novel Master of the World describes Table Rock, which is called Great Eyrie in the book, as "rising high above the valley to sometimes belch strange sounds and fire over the little village of Morganton".