Round Peak, North Carolina
- Round Peak, North Carolina
Round Peak is a small unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina, United States, near Mount Airy, North Carolina with an elevation of 1,280 feet. It gives its name to the Round Peak style of old-time music practiced in the area. [ [http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll/research_aids/jshepherd.html Round Peak style of music] ] The community of Round Peak is named for the nearby summit of Round Peak which has an elevation 2,094 feet Harvard citation|Powell|1968|p=427. Popular attractions include the Round Peak Vineyards, part of the Yadkin Valley wine region.
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last = Powell
first = William S.
author-link = William S. Powell
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year = 1968
date =
title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places
place = Chapel Hill
publisher = University of North Carolina Press
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volume =
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isbn = 0-8078-1247-1
url =
External links
* [http://www.fieldrecorder.com the Field recorders' Collective] Many CDs of American traditional music, several on Round Peak Music
* [http://www.roundpeakvineyards.com Round Peak Vineyards homepage]
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