Pores Knob

Pores Knob is the highest point of the Brushy Mountains chain. The Brushy Mountains are a deeply eroded spur of the much larger Blue Ridge Mountains. The summit of Pores Knob is only {{convert|2,680|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above sea level, yet the mountain stands prominently above the surrounding countryside, rising close to {{convert|1,500|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above its base.Hugh Talmage Lefler & Albert Ray Newsome, North Carolina: The History of a Southern State, University of North Carolina Press.

The mountain itself is nearly unconnected to any other peak in the Brushy Mountains, and could thus be considered a monadnock, or isolated mountain peak. A rough gravel road leads to the mountain's summit, which is devoid of trees but does contain several radio towers. From the summit a person can see up to {{convert|75|miles}} on a clear day, and can view a large portion of the Appalachian Mountain range in North Carolina, several of the highest mountains in the state of Virginia, and the skyline of Charlotte, North Carolina, approximately {{convert|70|miles}} to the south. The mountain shares its name with a small farming community which surrounds the peak.

• Brushy Mountains
• Moravian Falls, North Carolina
• Geography of North Carolina

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Category:Mountains of North Carolina

Category:Landforms of Wilkes County, North Carolina

Category:Inselbergs of Piedmont (United States)

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