The quartzite on

Pilot Mountain

is created when

you put pressure

on it.

It is reported in newspapers, magazines and journals that the Big Pinnacle (R) of Pilot Mountain is made of 99% pure quartzite. However, botany studies in the 1930s and 1940s determined the entire mountain has a foundation of quartzite.

The Dolman Pictures documentary crew were intrigued by these quartzite slabs (R) found below the Pilot Knob Trail on the north side of the Big Pinnacle. Looking forward to having some of the international journalists discuss if that is a huge dolman that might fit six to eight people within it.

Is this a cairn (R) for a giant? The Cherokee when they first came to this general area termed it, “the land of the giants.”

Massive quartzite slabs (L) are found here far from the Big Pinnacle. Through the trees you can make out the Big Pinnacle in the center of the image.

This is a sort of reenactment (L) of what Daniel Boone might have done overlooking the Yadkin River to see where the herds of deer and bear were. It is certainly a curious perch and it is said sermons have been preached at that spot in the 1800s.

There is a 16 acre flat area on the pyramid side of Pilot Mountain. The locals call it Chestnut Flats. This image (L) was taken at noon on the spring equinox. It is very curious that the shadow of the tree goes right over the cut in the quartzite slab at that particular time of day on the equinox.