Inside Bat Cave

Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain, it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public. It has frequently been noted o…
Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain, it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names and is also a regular victim of street sign theft, especially in the early 1990s during the popularity of the movie Batman Returns.
  • Elevation: 1,480 ft (451 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: Henderson
  • Named for: A bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain
  • ZIP code: 28710
  • Area code: 828
Data from: en.wikipedia.org