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Topo map
  
USGS Sam Knob

Elevation
  
1,743 m

Mountain range
  
Appalachian Mountains

Easiest route
  
Hike

Prominence
  
24 m

Parent range
  
Appalachian Mountains

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Location
  
Transylvania County, North Carolina, U.S.

Similar
  
Looking Glass Rock, Black Balsam Knob, Waterrock Knob, Richland Balsam, Whiteside Mountain

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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 (16 kilometers) northwest of Brevard and 28 miles (45 kilometers) 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.

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Map of Devil's Courthouse, Gloucester, NC 28708, USA

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Myth of Judaculla

Cherokee lore had been reported to state that Jutaculla (alternative English spelling is Judaculla; Cherokee name is Tsul'kălû'), a slant eyed giant, dwells in the cave in Devil's Courthouse. However James Mooney, the Cherokee anthropologist, 100 years earlier located Jutaculla to Tanasee Bald where Haywood, Jackson, and Transylvania counties meet. Tanasee Bald is 1.5 miles southwest.

Folk tales say that the devil holds court in the chambers of the cave.

References

Devil's Courthouse Wikipedia