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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 ...
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 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, Surry County, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.3799701°N 80.4771472°W. 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. [1] Geographically, Pilot Township occupies 23.1 square miles (60 km 2) in eastern Surry County.
Contents. Surry County, North Carolina. North Carolina. ( 2020) Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. [2] Its county seat is Dobson, [3] and its largest community is Mount Airy . Surry county comprises the Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
97001497 [1] Added to NRHP. December 1, 1997. Bank of Pilot Mountain is a historic bank building located at Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900, and is a two-story, five bay by seven bay, rectangular Queen Anne style red brick building. It has round-arched brickwork at the entrance topped by a domed turret.
Pilot Creek rises in a pond on the Chinquapin Creek divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. Pilot Creek then flows southwesterly to join the Ararat River about 5 miles east of Pine Hill, North Carolina. Watershed. Pilot Creek drains 7.19 square miles (18.6 km 2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation ...