Devils Elbow
Devils Elbow is a cliff in Blair County, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 2,349 feet. Devils Elbow is situated nearby to the hamlet Buckhorn, as well as near Mill Run.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Curve.
Horseshoe Curve
Heritage site
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter. Horseshoe Curve is situated 2½ miles south of Devils Elbow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altoona and Juniata Township.
Altoona
Photo: Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
Juniata Township
Village
Juniata Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 965 at the 2020 census. Juniata Township is situated 4½ miles east of Devils Elbow.
Dysart
Hamlet
Dysart is an unincorporated community located in Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community lies along the railroad that runs parallel to the Clearfield Creek between Ashville and Frugality. Dysart is situated 5 miles northwest of Devils Elbow.
Devils Elbow
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 2,349 feet
- Description: cliff in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.52924° or 40° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-78.46529° or 78° 27′ 55″ westElevation
2,349 feet (716 metres)Open location code
87G3GGHM+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 357283130OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Devils Elbow” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Devils Elbow”
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Localities in the Area
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