Kings Mountain is a small suburban city within the Charlotte metropolitan area in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States.

[4] Originally the settlement was called White Plains, but the city was incorporated on October 16, 1874, and the name was changed.

The Battle of Kings Mountain was proclaimed as "the turning point of the American Revolution" by Thomas Jefferson.

[5] Liberty Mountain, a play performed at the local theater, recounts the events of the battle.

The downtown area is home to the museum, police station, and the Mauney Memorial Library.

Standing at 1,705 feet, it is the highest point in the Kings Mountain Belt of monadnock formations.

The close proximity to I-85 was a major factor in relocating this station from nearby Gastonia, North Carolina.