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37-51820 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2407111 [2] Website. www.townofpilotmountain.com. Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2020 census. [4] It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain, a distinctive geological formation.
Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet (738 m) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains. The Saura Native Americans, the region's earliest known inhabitants, called the mountain ...
Website. Pilot Mountain State Park. Pilot Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Surry and Yadkin Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Pinnacle, North Carolina on highway US 52, it covers 3,872 acres (15.67 km 2) [1] and includes the distinctive 2,241 foot (683 m) peak of Pilot Mountain .
The Sauratown Mountains are known for offering some of the best rock climbing in North Carolina. The highest point in the Sauratown Mountains is Moore's Knob, which rises to 2,579 feet (786 m). South Stokes High School, a local high school located south of the mountains in Walnut Cove, has the Saura Indian as their mascot.
Pilot Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 4,085 according to the 2020 census. Geographically, Pilot Township occupies 23.1 square miles (60 km 2) in eastern Surry County. The only incorporated municipality within Pilot Township is the Town of Pilot Mountain.
Sauratown Trail is a hiking and bridle trail in Stokes and Surry counties, North Carolina, which crosses the Sauratown Mountains and interconnects Pilot Mountain State Park and Hanging Rock State Park. It is the only bridle trail which goes between two NC State Parks.
The Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Mitchell.. The following is a list of mountains constituting the Blue Ridge, a mountain range stretching about 450 miles from Pennsylvania to Georgia in the USA.
Many assume Mayberry was loosely based on Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina, but actually, Griffith has indicated that nearby Pilot Mountain, also in Surry County, North Carolina, inspired him in creating the town. Pilot Mountain likely was the inspiration for the fictional town of "Mount Pilot," a nearby larger town in ...