Simone Mountain is a summit in Ashe County, North Carolina, in the United States. It has an elevation of 4,304 feet (1,312 m). Simone Mountain is the 574th-highest mountain in the state of North Carolina.
History
Originally known as "Mulatto Mountain", the mountain was renamed Simone Mountain in February 2021. to honor Nina Simone (1933–2003), North Carolina native, soul musician, and civil rights activist. The original name of the mountain is said to be derived from the color of the mountain's soil.
Copper, gold, and silver ores have been found in the mountain.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simone Mountain
- "Mulatto Mountain". peakery.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "Why so many geographic sites in the US still have racist names". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- Graham, David A (2022-01-27). "How to Rename a Place". The Atlantic. Washington, D.C. ISSN 2151-9463. OCLC 936540106. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- Arthur, John Preston (1914). Western North Carolina: A History (1730-1913). Edwards & Broughton printing Company. p. 164.
- Lock, Alfred George (1882). Gold: Its Occurrence and Extraction: Embracing the Geographical and Geological Distribution and the Mineralogical Characters of Gold-bearing Rocks; the Peculiar Features and Modes of Working Shallow Placers, Rivers, and Deep Leads; Hydraulicing ... a Bibliography of the Subject; and a Glossary of English and Foreign Technical Terms. E.& F.N. Spon. p. 190.
36°20′51″N 81°30′20″W / 36.34763°N 81.50566°W / 36.34763; -81.50566
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