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- Native Americans called the mountain Monadnock, its name meaning “mountain that stands alone”.
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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.
Sep 4, 2009 · Pilot Mountain is a monadnock – a small mountain that abruptly rises out of an otherwise planar surface. It’s name derives from the translation of its Native American name, which means “guide” or “pilot.”
Jan 1, 2006 · Pilot Mountain, located in southeastern Surry County, is one of North Carolina's most recognizable geologic features. Rising more than 1,400 feet above the surrounding landscape, it consists of Big Pinnacle, a white quartzite monadnock with sheer rock walls and a rounded, vegetation-covered top, and Little Pinnacle, a lower section that is ...
Its distinctive rocky knob rises 200 feet from a forested base. This monadnock, or mountain away from mountains, lies 20 miles south of the Blue Ridge and is more similar to the mountains of southwest Virginia than the land surrounding it. Early History
Known as Jomeokee, “Great Guide” or “Pilot,” to the Saura who once inhabited the region, Pilot Mountain remains a towering landmark in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Northern settlers used the mountain as a guide on their journey down the Great Wagon Road.
Mount Monadnock, solitary mass of rock (3,165 feet [965 metres]) in Monadnock State Park, southeast of Keene, southwestern New Hampshire, U.S. It is a classic example of, and gave its name to, the geologic feature called a monadnock. Mount Monadnock was celebrated by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the long.
Mount Monadnock, located in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, has an elevation of 3,166 feet (965 m). Native Americans called the mountain Monadnock, its name meaning “mountain that stands alone”. Thoreau made four trips to Monadnock during his lifetime.
