Shining Rock Wilderness in Pisgah National Forest is made up of a series of high-elevation ridges on the northern slopes of the Pisgah Range.The Middle Prong Wilderness lies west of Shining Rock and is also in the Pisgah National Forest. The wilderness is also made up of steep and rugged high-elevation ridges. The west fork and middle prong of the Pigeon River are born amid the high valleys of this wilderness and are fed by numerous streams. Scale 1:24,000