Black Mountain is in the Ap-pa-LATCH-a Mountains

The New York Times has an article on the vicinity of Black Mountain. It notes:

�Just remember, around here it�s Ap-pa-LATCH-a,� teased Bill Jones, who was sitting on the front porch of Country Cabin II, a bluegrass and old-time music concert and dance hall in Norton on a Saturday night. Northeasterners have a way of saying �Ap-pa-LAY-sha,� he explained, and it �tends to get under our skin.�