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Welcome to Round Mountain ...

Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Round Mountain: Round Mtn. (or less commonly used: Round Mntn.)

Round Mountain is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Round Mountain is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Round Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Round Mountain: 828

Communities Also Named Round Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Round Mountain: This one is located in Transylvania County and the other is located in Wilkes County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 10 communities that are also named Round Mountain - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Maine (2), Nevada and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Round Mountain.

Communities near Round Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Round Mountain.

  • Brevard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Pickens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <3>
  • Highlands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Six Mile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rosman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
  • East Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Fork is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
  • Lake Toxaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Round Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Round Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Round Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Round Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Round Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Round Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Round Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Round Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Transylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.