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Grandfather Mountain [1] is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet (1,812 m), it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains , one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains .
Julian Price Memorial Park is a park of 4,200 acres (17 km 2) at the foot of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina, named in honor of Julian Price.It is at milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway and directly adjacent to the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park.
Hiking or camping on Grandfather Mountain requires a permit. The Tanawha Trail passes several small cascades and crosses Boone Fork Creek. Around the creek are junctions with the Asutsi Trail and the Upper Boone Fork Trail. Also, a self-registration permit box for Grandfather Mountain is located near the Asutsi Trail junction.
Name Sub-range Type Administrative location Highest point Elevation (meter) Coordinate location Adams Mountain: Blue Ridge Mountains: mountain: Caldwell County, North Carolina
Its high point is on Grandfather Mountain at 5,946 feet (1,812 m); although Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the Appalachian Mountains, it is not on the Divide, but 4 miles west of it. A monument marking the Eastern Continental Divide that shows where the watershed drains, located on the Duluth Town Green in Duluth, Georgia
The mountain generates feeder streams for the Elk and Watauga rivers. In 2008, Bear Paw State Natural Area was established on the mountain by the North Carolina General Assembly . [ 3 ] The High Country Conservancy acquired the initial 350 acres (1.4 km 2 ) for the state, [ 4 ] and the park now encompasses 384 acres (1.55 km 2 ). [ 5 ]
A mountain with a jut of X can be interpreted to rise as sharply or impressively as a vertical cliff of X. For example, a vertical cliff of height 100 meters, a 45° slope of height 141 meters, and a 30° slope of height 200 meters all measure a jut of 100 meters and can be interpreted to rise equally sharply.
USGS Grandfather Mountain Grandmother Gap (el. 4,075 ft (1,242 m)) 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 .