Pores Knob is a mountain peak located in
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County is a county located in the US state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. As of the 2020 census the population was 65,969, in 2010 the census listed the population at 69,340. Its county seat is ...
, USA.
Physical features
Pores Knob is the highest point of the
Brushy Mountains chain. The Brushy Mountains are a deeply eroded spur of the much larger
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a Physiographic regions of the world, physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. The mountain range is located in the Eastern United States, and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsy ...
. The summit of Pores Knob is only 2,680 feet (817 meters) above sea level, yet the mountain stands prominently above the surrounding countryside, rising close to 1,500 feet above its base.
[Hugh Talmage Lefler & Albert Ray Newsome, ''North Carolina: The History of a Southern State'', University of North Carolina Press.]
Geographical location
The mountain itself is nearly unconnected to any other peak in the Brushy Mountains, and could thus be considered a
monadnock, or isolated mountain peak. A rough gravel road leads to the mountain's summit, which is devoid of trees but does contain several radio towers. From the summit a person can see up to 75 miles on a clear day, and can view a large portion of the Appalachian Mountain range in
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
, several of the highest mountains in the state of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
, and the skyline of
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, approximately 70 miles to the south. The mountain shares its name with a small farming community which surrounds the peak.
See also
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Brushy Mountains
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Moravian Falls, North Carolina
Moravian Falls (formerly, Petersburg and Forks of the Road)* is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,802 as of the 2020 census.
Geography
Moravian Falls is located at (36.106113, ...
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Geography of North Carolina
The geography of North Carolina falls naturally into three divisions — the Appalachian Mountains in the west (including the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains), the central Piedmont Plateau, and the eastern Atlantic Coastal Plain. North Caro ...
References
Mountains of North Carolina
Landforms of Wilkes County, North Carolina
Inselbergs of Piedmont (United States)
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