Round Peak, North Carolina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Round Peak is a small unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina, United States, near Mount Airy, North Carolina with an elevation of 1,280 feet. It gives its name to the Round Peak style of old-time music practiced in the area.^[1] The community of Round Peak is named for the nearby summit of Round Peak which has an elevation 2,094 feet (Powell 1968, p. 427). Popular attractions include the Round Peak Vineyards, part of the Yadkin Valley wine region.

1 Maps of Round Peak and surrounding area
2 Notes
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Maps of Round Peak and surrounding area

Round Peak, North Carolina is at coordinates 36°30′47″N 80°47′13″W / 36.513, -80.787 (Round Peak, North Carolina)Coordinates: 36°30′47″N 80°47′13″W / 36.513, -80.787 (Round Peak, North Carolina)

[edit] Notes

^ Round Peak style of music

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

the Field recorders' Collective Many CDs of American traditional music, several on Round Peak Music

Round Peak Vineyards homepage

This North Carolina state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Surry County, North Carolina

County seat: Dobson

Townships	Bryan \| Dobson \| Eldora \| Elkin \| Franklin \| Long Hill \| Marsh \| Mount Airy \| Pilot \| Rockford \| Shoals \| Siloam \| South Westfield \| Stewarts Creek \| Westfield

Cities	Mount Airy

Towns	Dobson \| Elkin \| Pilot Mountain

Communities and CDPs	Albion \| Ararat \| Ash Hill \| Bannertown \| Blackwater \| Blevins Store \| Boones Hill \| Bottom \| Burch \| Cedar Hill \| Combstown \| Copeland \| Crooked Oak \| Crutchfield \| Devotion \| Fairview \| Flat Rock \| Franklin \| Hills Grove \| Indian Grove \| Jenkinstown \| Ladonia \| Level Cross \| Little Richmond \| Long Hill \| Lowgap \| Mount Herman \| Mountain Park \| Mulberry \| New Hope \| Oak Grove \| Pine Hill \| Pine Ridge \| Poplar Springs \| Red Brush \| Rockford \| Round Peak \| Salem \| Salem Fork \| Sheltontown \| Shoals \| Siloam \| Slate Mountain \| State Road \| Stony Knoll \| Thurmond \| Turkey Ford \| Union Cross \| Union Hill \| Toast \| Westfield \| White Plains \| White Sulphur Springs \| Woodville \| Zephyr