Kings Mountain, California

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A San Mateo County, California community, Kings Mountain is located along State Route 35 (Skyline Boulevard) between Skeggs Point and Pise Mountain. This is about seven miles north of Woodside Road (SR84). In the U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database, the area is identified only as a geographic feature of type "summit" and not as a populated place. Latitude and longitude for the summit feature are 37°26′27″N, 122°19′24″W which falls roughly near the middle of the mass of residences in the community. The community is inside area code 650 and uses the Woodside ZIP Code 94062.

On the Woodside, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, (1997), features supporting the name include Kings Mountain Road and Kings Mountain School. The school, a K-5 institution, is operated by Cabrillo School District of Half Moon Bay. The latitude and longitude for the school are listed in the National Geographic Names Database as 37°25′14″N, 122°19′24″W. Variant names for the school include Kings Mountain Primary (U.S. Department of Education) and Kings Mountain Elementary School (local fundraising documents).

County government documents also identify a Kings Mountain Fire Station and Community Center at 13899 Skyline Boulevard. This is between Kings Mountain Road and Pise Mountain.

An annual art fair is held, usually on the first weekend of September, to raise funds for the school and purchase equipment for the volunteer firefighters. A breakfast and lunch are served to raise money. The first Kings Mountain Art Fair was held in 1963.

The community is encircled by government reservations. The San Francisco Peninsula Watershed, owned by the City and County of San Francisco, is north. East of the community is Huddart County Park operated by the County of San Mateo. To the south and west is Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve.