It is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest and next to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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).

There is also a Grandmother Mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina with an elevation of 3,379 ft (1,030 m).

This article about a location in Avery County, North Carolina is a stub.