Grandmother Mountain | |
Elevation Ft: | 4603 |
Prominence Ft: | 240 |
Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Location: | Avery County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Range: | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Coordinates: | 36.0597°N -81.8425°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Topo: | USGS Grandfather Mountain |
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 4603feet. The mountain generates feeder streams for the Linville River.
On top of Grandmother Mountain is the WUNE-TV tower,[2] broadcasting PBS North Carolina (PBS NC) on channel 17 (RF 36).
There is also a Grandmother Mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina with an elevation of 33790NaN0.[3]