| Devil's Courthouse | |
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 Devil's Courthouse as seen from the scenic overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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| Elevation | 5,720 feet (1,743 m) |
| Location | Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA |
| Range | Appalachian Mountains |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Sam Knob |
Devil's Courthouse refers to two locations:
- A great overhang of Whiteside Mountain in Jackson County, NC
- A mountain in Transylvania County, NC
This article concerns the mountain in Transylvania County, NC. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Transylvania County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Whiteside Mountain is a mountain in Jackson County North Carolina between Cashiers and Highlands North Carolina and the Georgia border Jackson County is a County located in the southwest of the US Transylvania County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Transylvania County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina.
Devil's Courthouse is a mountain in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina in the United States of America. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1] 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. Pisgah National Forest is a National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. Brevard is a city in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United 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. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty
Myth of Jutaculla
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. Tsul 'Kalu ( the slant-eyed or sloping giant) is a legendary figure in Cherokee mythology who serves the role of "the great lord of the game" and as such Tsul 'Kalu ( the slant-eyed or sloping giant) is a legendary figure in Cherokee mythology who serves the role of "the great lord of the game" and as such [2] However James Mooney, the Cherokee anthropologist, 100 years earlier located Jutaculla to Tanasee Bald[3] where Hayward, Jackson, and Transylvania counties meet. James Mooney (1861-1921 was an American Anthropologist who lived for several years among the Cherokee. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact Tanasee Bald, also called Tennessee Bald, is a mountain near the Blueridge Parkway in western North Carolina where Haywood Jackson and Transylvania Tennessee Bald is which is 1. 5 miles southwest. [4]
Folk tales say that the devil holds court in the chambers of the cave.
References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Devil's Courthouse Tunnel
- ^ Setzer, Lynn (October 31, 1999), “Once upon a time ...”, The Raleigh News & Observer, <http://www.newsobserver.com/> Full text
- ^ Ellison, George; Mooney, James E. (1992). James Mooney's history, myths, and sacred formulas of the Cherokees: containing the full texts of Myths of the Cherokee (1900) and The sacred formulas of the Cherokees (1891) as published by the Bureau of American Ethnology: with a new biographical introduction, James Mooney and the eastern Cherokees. Asheville, NC: Bright Mountain Books (Historical Images). ISBN 0-914875-19-1. p 479
- ^ USGS GNIS: Tanasee Bald
External links
- Devil's Courthouse is at coordinates Coordinates: