Devil's Courthouse, Thunder Ridge Wilderness

Name: Devil's Courthouse
Address: Thunder Ridge Wilderness, United States

#8 among attractions in Thunder Ridge Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Trail

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Devil's Courthouse, Thunder Ridge Wilderness

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Devil's Courthouse is a mountain in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina in the United States of America. The mountain is located at the Western edge of the Pisgah National Forest about 10 miles northwest of Brevard and 28 miles southwest of Asheville. Located at milepost 422.4 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Devil's Courthouse has a moderate/strenuous trail climbing a half mile to its peak where panoramic views can be seen. ()

Elevation: 5720 ftCoordinates: 35°18'10"N, 82°53'46"W

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Thunder Ridge Wilderness United States

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Devil's Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Art Loeb Trail, Graveyard Fields, Black Balsam Knob, Cedar Rock Falls.

2.4 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Art Loeb Trail, Pisgah National Forest
61 min walk • The Art Loeb Trail is a 30.1-mile trail located in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina. The northern terminus is at the Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp in Haywood County, while the trail's southern terminus is located near the Davidson River Campground, near Brevard, in Transylvania County.
3.1 miNE
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Graveyard Fields, Brevard
78 min walk • Graveyard Fields is the name of a flat mountain valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. The valley, itself over 5,000 feet in elevation, is surrounded by mountains exceeding 6,000 feet in elevation, such as Black Balsam Knob, Tennent Mountain, and Sam Knob.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Balsam Knob, Pisgah National Forest
54 min walk • Black Balsam Knob, also known as Black Balsam Bald, is in the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, near milepost 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is the second highest mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains.
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cedar Rock Falls, Pisgah National Forest
146 min walk • Cedar Rock Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Slick Rock Falls, Pisgah National Forest
143 min walk • Slick Rock Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Courthouse Falls, Pisgah National Forest
55 min walk • Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Balsam Grove.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tanasee Bald, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
37 min walk • Tanasee Bald, also called Tennessee Bald, is a mountain near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, on the Haywood/Transylvania border. It is 5561 feet high.
5.6 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Shining Rock, Shining Rock Wilderness
142 min walk • Shining Rock is a mountain in western North Carolina. The mountain is one of the Great Balsam Mountains which are a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains within the Appalachian Mountains. It is the 38th tallest mountain in the eastern United States.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Log Hollow Falls, Pisgah National Forest
132 min walk • Log Hollow Falls is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It's a steep cascade with a couple of sections of free falling water.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Richland Balsam, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
177 min walk • Richland Balsam is a mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Rising to an elevation of 6,410 feet, it is the highest mountain in the Great Balsam range, is among the 20 highest summits in the Appalachian range, and is the ninth highest peak in the East of the United States.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Balsam Mountains, Pisgah National Forest
169 min walk • The Great Balsam Mountains, or Balsam Mountains, are in the mountain region of western North Carolina, United States. The Great Balsams are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which in turn are a part of the Appalachian Mountains.