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Welcome to Saddle Mountain ...

Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County<1>.

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

Saddle Mountain is 2,770 feet [844 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Saddle Mountain is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Saddle Mountain: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Saddle Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saddle Mountain - they are located in Georgia and Montana.

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

Communities near Saddle Mountain ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Galax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
  • Elkin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Dobson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fries
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
  • Ronda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ennice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Saddle Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saddle Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saddle 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 Saddle Mountain.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saddle Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Saddle 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 Saddle Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saddle Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saddle Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Saddle Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Saddle Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.