Grandmother Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the community of Linville. It is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest and next to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Its elevation reaches 4,603 feet (1,403 m). The mountain generates feeder streams for the Linville River.

Grandmother Mountain
Grandmother Mountain, from Beacon Heights
Highest point
Elevation	4,603 ft (1,403 m)[1]
Prominence	240 ft (73 m)
Coordinates	36°03′35″N 81°50′33″W[1]
Geography
Grandmother Mountain Location in North Carolina Show map of North Carolina Grandmother Mountain Grandmother Mountain (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Avery County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent range	Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map	USGS Grandfather Mountain

On top of Grandmother Mountain is the WUNE-DT tower,[2] broadcasting the University of North Carolina Public Television (UNC-TV/PBS) on channel 17.

Wilkes County

There is also a Grandmother Mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina with an elevation of 3,379 ft (1,030 m).[3]

See also

• List of mountains in North Carolina

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grandmother Mountain (North Carolina).

• Facility details for Facility ID 69114 (WUNE-TV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System