Grandmother Mountain (North Carolina)

Grandmother Mountain
Grandmother Mountain, from Beacon Heights
Highest point
Elevation4,603 ft (1,403 m)
Prominence240 ft (73 m)
Coordinates36°03′35″N 81°50′33″W / 36.05972°N 81.84250°W / 36.05972; -81.84250
Geography
Grandmother Mountain
Location in North Carolina
Grandmother Mountain
Grandmother Mountain (the United States)
LocationAvery County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Topo mapUSGS 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 4,603 feet (1,403 m). The mountain generates feeder streams for the Linville River.

On top of Grandmother Mountain is the WUNE-TV tower, broadcasting PBS North Carolina (PBS NC) on channel 17 (RF 36).