The picture  below is updated every  thirty minutes from a remote camera looking toward Cold Mountain,   Shining Rock Wilderness,  Pisgah National Forest.  

(click here to view Shining Rock Wilderness Air Quality Page)

The above picture will appear  black during the nighttime hours for obvious reasons.  However, if the  picture is blank during the day, or the web link does not work,  please be patient   and try again later.  

 The  Shining Rock Wilderness Air Quality Page  is being maintained by  Randy McCracken, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station webmaster.  This site is under construction and will be periodically unavailable while equipment and links are  installed or updated. The air quality monitoring project was jointly funded by the National Forests in North Carolina and the North Carolina Dept. of Health, Environment and Natural Resources Division of Air Quality.  The cooperators for this project can be found by clicking on this link:  Shining Rock Wilderness Air Quality Page . 

For more information about visibility and other air quality issues on the National Forests in North Carolina, contact Bill Jackson, air quality specialist, at 828-257-4815.