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Crowders Mountain Drive

• North Carolina

Length	8 mi / 12.9 km
Time to Allow	20 minutes
Fees	None

Take a drive that winds by the monarch of the mountains. Crowders Mountain Drive, named for one of the early settlers passes a scenic three-mile mountain range and through Crowders Mountain State Park.

Among the peaks in the mountain range is one called the Pinnacle. It is known as a monadnock, which is a geological feature made from a mass of rock that has resisted erosion. Because of this phenomenon, the Pinnacle towers high above the rest of the peaks like a king.

Because the byway goes through a mountainous area, visitors may want to experience rock climbing or hiking in the region. This short byway is well worth the twenty minutes drive.