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 . The mountain generates feeder streams for the Linville River. On top of Grandmother Mountain is the WUNE-DT tower, broadcasting the University of North Carolina Public Television (UNC-TV/PBS) on channel 17. Wilkes County There is also a Grandmother Mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina with an elevation of . See also List of mountains in North Carolina References External links Mountains of North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway Protected areas of Avery County, North Carolina Mountains of Avery County, North Carolina