Where in the USA is Pisgah National Forest located?

Pisgah National Forest is a U.S. National Forest that is located in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. All of the daily operations are administered by the United States Forest Service.

The Pisgah National Forest is a land range of mile-high peaks, cascading waterfalls, and heavily forested slopes. It is comprised of over 500,000 acres and is primarily a hardwood forest with whitewater rivers, waterfalls, and hundreds of miles of trails.

When Native Americans (Cherokee) were the land's only inhabitants, Mount Pisgah was named Elseetoss. What we now know as the Pisgah Ridge was named Warwasseeta. Later, most of this protected land in NC was bought as part of the original tract owned by George W. Vanderbilt. He was able to build the famous Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Today, this land obtained from Vanderbilt is the core (heart) of the Pisgah National Forest.

Later, it became the birthplace of forestry in America at the Cradle of Forestry. Plus, in keeping with the past, people still like to explore the nearby 16-mile Shut-In Trail (a National Recreation Trail), hike to the summit of Mount Pisgah, enjoy bird and wildlife watching, go camping under the stars, go on family picnics, etc. When trying to get back to nature, this is the place to visit. The forest lies in NC in parts of 12 counties. In descending order they are Transylvania, McDowell, Haywood, Madison, Caldwell, Burke, Yancey, Buncombe, Avery, Mitchell, Henderson, and Watauga counties.