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National Military Park · Kings Mountain National Military Park

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Best primary window for Kings Mountain: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Thomas Jefferson called it "The turn of the tide of success." The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. The park preserves the site of this important battle.

This page identifies Kings Mountain National Military Park from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Kings Mountain National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Kings Mountain National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in SC in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Kings Mountain National Military Park are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Kings Mountain audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Kings Mountain National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Military Park
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
KIMO
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
american-revolutionmilitarybattlefieldsmonuments-and-memorialswars-and-conflictsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingLiving HistoryJunior Ranger ProgramPark Film

Month-by-month

Kings Mountain National Military Park is a National Military Park. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Kings Mountain National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Kings Mountain National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in SC.

Getting there

Official access details for Kings Mountain are on the NPS page.

Kings Mountain National Military Park is located on South Carolina Highway 216. From Greenville, SC travel on I-85 North to NC Exit #2. Turn right onto Hwy 216. From Charlotte, NC travel on I- 85 South to NC Exit #2. Turn left onto Hwy 216.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Kings Mountain National Military Park, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Kings Mountain National Military Park is identified as National Military Park with NPS code kimo.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Kings Mountain National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Kings Mountain National Military Park fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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