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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 5,896 feet
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Calloway Peak”, “Grandfathers Mountain”, “Raven Rocks”, and “Tanawha”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peak Mountain and Linn Cove Visitor Center.
Peak Mountain
Peak
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Peak Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the town of Seven Devils. It is known by several other names such as Tynecastle Peak, Invershiel Peak and Dunvegan Peak. Peak Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Grandfather Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandfather and Sugar Mountain.
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. Grandfather is situated 2 miles southwest of Grandfather Mountain.
Sugar Mountain
Village
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Sugar Mountain is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The village is located on Sugar Mountain's north slope. The population was 371 at the 2020 census. Sugar Mountain is situated 3 miles west of Grandfather Mountain.
Seven Devils
Village
Seven Devils is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 313 at the 2020 census. The town, which is located in the Appalachian Mountains, is best known as the site of a popular wintertime tubing resort known… Seven Devils is situated 3 miles north of Grandfather Mountain.
Grandfather Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Avery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Grandfather Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grandfather Mountain”
- Danish: “Grandfather Mountain”
- Dutch: “Grandfather Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراندفاثير”
- French: “Grandfather Mountain”
- German: “Grandfather Mountain”
- Japanese: “グランドファーザー山”
- Korean: “그랜드파더 산”
- Korean: “그랜드파더산”
- Malayalam: “ഗ്രാൻഡ്ഫാദർ മൗണ്ടൻ”
- Polish: “Grandfather Mountain”
- Urdu: “گرینڈ فادر ماؤنٹین”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valley Creek and Hemlock Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calloway Peak and Green Ridge.
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