Brier Knob
Brier Knob is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, at the Linville community. It is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 4,085 feet.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pixie Mountain and Grandmother Gap.
Pixie Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pixie Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, in the community of Linville. Its elevation reaches 4,058 feet. The mountain is adjacent to the Linville River.
Grandmother Gap
Mountain saddle
Grandmother Gap is a mountain pass in North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway, between Grandmother Mountain and Beacon Heights, east of Linville and nearby Grandfather Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linville and Linville Historic District.
Linville
Village
Linville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 283.
Linville Historic District
Neighborhood
Linville Historic District is a historic school campus and national historic district located at Linville, Avery County, North Carolina. It encompasses 96 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the historic core of Linville.
Grandfather
Village
Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It is the namesake of Grandfather Mountain. The village is a fully gated community within Grandfather Golf and Country Club, located along NC 105.
Brier Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,085 feet
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Linville Township, Avery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.08124° or 36° 4′ 53″ northLongitude
-81.87345° or 81° 52′ 24″ westElevation
4,085 feet (1,245 metres)Open location code
868W34JG+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 357806709OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Brier Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brier Knob”
- Dutch: “Brier Knob”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل برير كنوب”
- Ladin: “Brier Knob”
- Urdu: “برائر نوب”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Linville Volunteer Fire Department and Tanglewood Cemetery.
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