Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet, it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the highest point on the Eastern Continental Divide.
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Ken Thomas, Public domain.- Ridge rising to 5,896 feet (1,797 metres)
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as“Calloway Peak”“Grandfathers Mountain”“Raven Rocks”“Tanawha”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Peak Mountain
Peak Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the town of Seven Devils.
2 miles northwest of Grandfather Mountain
Linn Cove Visitor Center
Wikimedia, Public domain.Villages in the Area
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Grandfather
Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
2 miles southwest of Grandfather Mountain
Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
3 miles west of Grandfather Mountain
Seven Devils
Seven Devils is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
3 miles north of Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain
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Latitude
36.11124° or 36° 6′ 41″ north
Longitude
-81.8115° or 81° 48′ 41″ west
Open location code
868W456Q+FC
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Grandfather Mountain” goes by many names.
Grandfather MountainCebuano
Grandfather MountainDanish
Grandfather MountainDutch
جبل جراندفاثيرEgyptian Arabic
グランドファーザー山Japanese
그랜드파더 산Korean
ഗ്രാൻഡ്ഫാദർ മൗണ്ടൻMalayalam
Grandfather MountainPolish
گرینڈ فادر ماؤنٹینUrdu
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