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Devils Garden

Devils Garden, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Garden is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 931 m. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
931 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.42541, -81.10342

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Crouse Park: 5.7 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 6.4 mi
  • Traphill Historic District: 7.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Parkway: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Incredible Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Widows Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 9
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Devils Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherine KnobWNW 295°1,223 m6.7 mi
Fender MountainNW 318°1,212 m6.0 mi
Cheek MountainWNW 302°1,196 m6.3 mi
Betsy PeakWNW 285°1,186 m7.8 mi
Green MountainWNW 299°1,185 m0.8 mi
Bullhead MountainNE 53°1,171 m2.5 mi
Peach Bottom MountainWNW 293°1,157 m7.1 mi
Bluff MountainW 265°1,136 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0820:0820:46
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3316:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542526069737164544336
Precip in4.53.14.95.45.54.95.24.95.14.54.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357771552

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