Devils Nest
Devils Nest rises to 1,287 m in North Carolina. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bad Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31622402, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1287 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 18.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 19.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 18 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 19 mi
- North Cove Overlook · 19 mi
- Three Knob Overlook (MP 338.8) · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bad Knob: 1.0 mi
- Elkwallow Knob: 1.9 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Shepherd Knob: 2.3 mi
- Loggy Knob: 2.8 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 4.7 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 13.9 mi
- Unaka Mountain Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Limestone Cove Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Wade Tipton Memorial Ballpark: 7.5 mi
- Fishery Park: 9.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Stony Point: 11.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 4.4 mi
- WWII Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Otway Burns: 11.7 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 11.7 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 9.6 mi
- McElroy House: 11.7 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 11.7 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 16.9 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 17.1 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 17.2 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 18.1 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 18.4 mi
- Linville Caverns: 20.8 mi
- Rock Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 11.8 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 11.8 mi
- Stream: 11.8 mi
- Friends: 11.8 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 16.7 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 15.4 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 17.0 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 16.6 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 24.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 24.4 mi
- Hampton Spring: 14.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 24.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.6 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 16.7 mi
- Lost Cove: 8.4 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Devils Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | ENE 78° | 1,916 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,883 m | 6.9 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | E 83° | 1,879 m | 9.6 mi |
| Round Bald | ENE 78° | 1,770 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jane Bald | E 80° | 1,770 m | 9.0 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,674 m | 6.9 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | NW 325° | 1,579 m | 4.3 mi |
| Yellow Spot | E 97° | 1,554 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1010797 — Devils Nest, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357801468
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 17 mi
- Elizabethton · 18 mi
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