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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Pinnacle |
See Pinnacle. |
| Craggy Pinnacle |
peak in the Great Craggy Mountains, NE Buncombe County. Appears in early records and on old maps as Buckner's Knob. Alt. 5,900-6,000. |
| High Pinnacle |
central Buncombe County NW of Elk Wallow Gap in the Elk Mountains. |
| Lane Pinnacle |
N Buncombe County at the E end of Bull Mountain. Alt. 5,277. Named for the owner, Charles Lane, who, in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, operated an iron forge on Reems Creek. He obtained some of his ore from the mountain. |
| Little Pinnacle |
S Macon County between Pinnacle Branch and the head of Jones Creek. |
| Pinnacle |
mountain at the intersection of the Buncombe-McDowell-Yancey county lines. Alt. 5,665. Sometimes referred to as Blue Ridge Pinnacle to distinguish it from other mountains named Pinnacle. |
| Pinnacle Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows E into Shope Fork. |
| Pinnacle Creek |
rises in NW Swain County on Jenkins Trail Ridge and flows SW into Eagle Creek. |
| Pinnacle Gap |
NE Buncombe County near Craggy Pinnacle in Great Craggy Mountains. |
| Pinnacle Knob |
at the junction of Buncombe-McDowell-Yancey county lines. Alt. 5,665. |
