* As seen from the base of Looking Glass Rock Climbing route names are taken from: Kelly, Thomas. 1995. The Climber’s Guide to North Carolina 3rd Edition. Earthbound Sports Inc., Chapel Hill, NC 332pp. and from Lambert and Shull. 2002. Selected Climbs in North Carolina. 1st Edition. The Mountaineers Books. Seattle, WA. 326pp. All sites are closed from January 15 - August 15, 2006; except that in the event that falcons are not using the site or nesting terminates at an earlier date than August 15th, the site may be opened to public use, as determined by the appropriate landowners. The specified closed (or open) routes will change if the falcons nest on a part of the cliff outside the existing closed area, or if they do not nest in an existing closed area, as determined by monitoring throughout the breeding season. Eagle Cliff, Appalachian Ranger District, is closed for protection of rare plants. Devil’s Courthouse, National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway, is closed for protection of rare plants. Moore’s Wall at Hanging Rock State Park is open until peregrine residency can be established. This summary of climbing-site closures represents the best available knowledge regarding closure orders issued by the U.S. Forest Service in cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission – Non-Game Division.. Chris Kelly Mountain Wildlife Diversity Biologist NC Wildlife Resources Commission wk cell: 828-230-1320 |
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