Slate Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina
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Slate Mountain is an unincorporated community located in northeast Surry County, North Carolina
between the Ararat River
and Archies Creek . The community of Slate Mountain is named for the nearby summit
of Slate Mountain which has an elevation 1,966 feet.
Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 73,673. Its county seat is Dobson.- History :The county was formed in 1771 from Rowan County...
between the Ararat River
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean....
and Archies Creek . The community of Slate Mountain is named for the nearby summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of Slate Mountain which has an elevation 1,966 feet.