Middle Prong Wilderness, Pisgah National Forest

Name: Middle Prong Wilderness
Address: Pisgah National Forest, United States

#30 among attractions in Pisgah National Forest

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Middle Prong Wilderness was designated in 1984 and it covers 7,900 acres within the Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County, Western North Carolina. The Wilderness Area spans steep, rugged high-elevation ridges ranging from 3,200 to over 6,400 feet, and the area gets its name from the Middle Prong of the Pigeon River finding whose headwaters are located in the area. NC 215 separates from Shining Rock Wilderness to the northeast. ()

Established: 1984 (40 years ago)Coordinates: 35°20'7"N, 82°56'18"W

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Middle Prong Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Art Loeb Trail, Graveyard Fields, Black Balsam Knob, Devil's Courthouse.

5.6 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Art Loeb Trail, Pisgah National Forest
144 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.
5.2 miE
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Graveyard Fields, Brevard
133 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.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Balsam Knob, Pisgah National Forest
93 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.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Devil's Courthouse, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
84 min walk • 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.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Courthouse Falls, Pisgah National Forest
129 min walk • Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Balsam Grove.
6.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cold Mountain, Waynesville
176 min walk • Cold Mountain falls in the mountain region of western North Carolina, United States. The mountain is one of the Great Balsam Mountains which are a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains within the Appalachian Mountains.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tanasee Bald, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
82 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.
5.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Shining Rock, Shining Rock Wilderness
134 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.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Richland Balsam, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
94 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.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Balsam Mountains, Pisgah National Forest
86 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.
5.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Old Butt Knob, Shining Rock Wilderness
151 min walk • Old Butt Knob is a summit in Haywood County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is located within Pisgah National Forest. With an elevation of 5,522 feet, Old Butt Knob is the 114th highest mountain in North Carolina. A hiking trail leads to Old Butt Knob's peak.