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Kings Mountain is a small suburban city within the Charlotte metropolitan area in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States. Most of the city is in Cleveland County, with a small eastern portion in Gaston County. The population was 10,296 at the 2010 census. [4]
Kuwohi, third highest mountain in North Carolina From left: Old Black, Mount Kephart, Mount Guyot and Mount Chapman, 9th, 16th, 4th, and 7th highest mountains, respectively, in North Carolina Richland Balsam, 8th highest mountain in North Carolina Waterrock Knob, 12th highest mountain in North Carolina
By car, Vale is about 10 minutes from Cherryville, 15 minutes from Lincolnton, 30 minutes from Hickory and Morganton, and 55 minutes from Charlotte. It is one hour from the Appalachian mountains [which?] and around four hours from the coast. Vale has a post office. Its ZIP code is 28168.
Zip Codes: 280xx,281xx,282xx,286xx,297xx. ... including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, ... Alongside mountain-biking and running trails, a climbing ...
North Carolina Highway 150 passes through the town, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Shelby, the county seat, and south 13 miles (21 km) to Gaffney, South Carolina. The South Carolina border is less than 6 miles (10 km) south of the town. Mooresboro is 4 miles (6 km) north. Charlotte, approximately 50 miles (80 km) east, is the closest major city.
The gorge is remarkably free of manmade structures, and of the four major gorges in North Carolina, the Linville Gorge is the only one without a road in the bottom. [6] Formal protection of the area began in 1952, when the land was purchased with funds donated by John D. Rockefeller. [7]
Central North Carolina has a temperate climate, with abundant precipitation year-round. Most of the region 45–50 inches (1,143–1,270 mm) of precipitation, less than either the Mountains or Coastal Plain. Average temperatures are around 40 °F (4 °C) in the winter and 80 °F (27 °C) in the summer.
Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United States, with 125 peaks rising to over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) in elevation.