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Geologically, Crowders Mountain and The Pinnacle are Class 6 mountains, defined as rising at least 984 feet (300 m) above the lowest point within a 4.35 miles (7.00 km) radius. [2] Crowders Mountain sharply rises some 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding countryside, and presents sheer rock cliffs that are 100 - 150 feet (46 m) in height.
Crowders Mountain is one of two main peaks within Crowders Mountain State Park, the other peak being The Pinnacle. The park is located in the Western Piedmont of North Carolina between the cities of Kings Mountain and Gastonia or about 25 miles (40 km) west of Charlotte. Crowders Mountain abruptly rises nearly 800 feet (240 m) above the ...
The United States Bicycle Route System (abbreviated USBRS) is the national cycling route network of the United States.It consists of interstate long-distance cycling routes that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road paths, bicycle lanes, and low-traffic roads.
Visitation soared at state parks all across North Carolina during 2021 and nowhere was that trend more evident than at Crowders Mountain. Crowders Mountain State Park neared 1 million visitors in 2021
The Pinnacle and nearby Crowders Mountain separated the historic hunting lands of the Cherokee and Catawba Indians. The Battle of Kings Mountain, an important American victory over the British Army during the American Revolution, was fought southwest of the mountain in 1780 in what is now Kings Mountain National Military Park.
The township contains the city of Bessemer City, a western portion of the city of Gastonia, and an eastern portion of the city of Kings Mountain. The township takes its name from Crowder's Mountain, a 1,625-foot-high (495 m) ridge in the western part of the township and home to Crowders Mountain State Park.
Only long-distance trail in the Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Pinhoti Trail: 335 539 Alabama and Georgia: Benton MacKaye Trail: Flagg Mountain near Weogulfa, Alabama: Connects the Appalachian Trail to the southernmost mountain of the Appalachian Mountain chain that is over 1,000 feet (300 m) in elevation. Potomac Heritage Trail: 710 1,143
Kings Mountain State Park is a South Carolina state park located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It is situated in York County near the city of Blacksburg , about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina near Interstate 85 .