NC Gazetteer

Kings Mountain

A mountain range in Cleveland County and Gaston County
… a range about 3 mi. long in SE Cleveland and SW Gaston Counties extending into South Carolina. The highest peak, The Pinnacle, is at the N end of the range, separated from the rest of the range by Sherrars Gap. The Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780, was fought a short distance S in South Carolina.