Slate Mountain, North Carolina

Slate Mountain is an unincorporated community located in northeast Surry County, North Carolina between the Ararat River and Archies Creek (Powell 1968, p. 457). The community of Slate Mountain is named for the nearby summit of Slate Mountain which has an elevation 1,966 feet.

References

Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1 

Coordinates: 36°32′13″N 80°30′22″W / 36.537°N 80.506°W / 36.537; -80.506


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