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,[2] broadcasting PBS North Carolina (PBS NC) on channel 17 (RF 36).
Wilkes County
There is also a Grandmother Mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina with an elevation of 3,379 ft (1,030 m).[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Grandmother Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "WUNE-DT (Linville)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Grandmother Mountain - Wilkes County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 69114 (WUNE-TV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System