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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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”, “Tanawha”, and “그랜드파더 산”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Peak Mountain and Linn Cove Visitor Center.
Peak Mountain
Peak
Linn Cove Visitor Center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandfather and Sugar Mountain.
Grandfather
Village
Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. Grandfather is situated 2 miles southwest of Grandfather Mountain.
Sugar Mountain
Village
Seven Devils
Village
Seven Devils is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.11124° or 36° 6′ 41″ north
Longitude
-81.8115° or 81° 48′ 41″ west
Elevation
5,896 feet (1,797 metres)
Open location code
868W456Q+FC
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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: “그랜드파더산”
- Malayalam: “ഗ്രാൻഡ്ഫാദർ മൗണ്ടൻ”
- Polish: “Grandfather Mountain”
- Urdu: “گرینڈ فادر ماؤنٹین”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Valley Creek and Hemlock Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Calloway Peak and Green Ridge.
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Worth a closer look: Charlotte and Raleigh.
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