The two RV Gypsies got their first view of Pilot Mountain as they were driving down the road.

Then the two RV Gypsies stopped at a viewpoint and took photos of the signs to help educate themselves and others about Pilot Mountain.

Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains. The Saura Indians, the region's earliest known inhabitants, called the mountain "Jomeokee", meaning "great guide. Pilot Mountain has two distinctive features, named Big and Little Pinnacle. Big Pinnacle (also called "The Knob") has high and colorful bare rock walls, with a rounded top covered by vegetation, reaching approximately 1,400 feet above the surrounding terrain. Visitors can take a paved road to the park's Visitor Center, then up to a parking lot on the ridge. Trails from there allow access to the main Little Pinnacle Overlook and other viewing stations. Pilot Mountain is part of Pilot Mountain State Park, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina.

View from the parking lot at Pilot Mountain

Little Pinnacle Overlook

There is a steep set of stairs leading up to Pilot Mountain. They are hard to see in the photos below because they are so far away, but they are there.

The two RV Gypsies seek some cool shade under a rock.

flowers and more at a rest stop

Oddities in Winston-Salem

the city of Welcome, N.C.

Hanging Rock State Park and 2 waterfalls

Pilot Mountain (this page)

Forest Lake Preserve (campground) in Advance, N.C.