Grandfather Mountain, Boone

Name: Grandfather Mountain
Address: 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Boone, 28646, United States
Telephone: +1 828-733-2013

#7 among attractions in Boone

Nature and wildlife, Mountain, Park

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Facts and practical information

Grandfather Mountain (address: 2050 Blowing Rock Highway) is a place located in Boone (North Carolina state) and belongs to the category of nature and wildlife, mountain, park.

It is situated at an altitude of 5223 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 36°5'45"N latitude and 81°49'57"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Linn Cove Viaduct, Thunder Ridge Wilderness (bridge, 29 min walk), Grandmother Gap, Three Ridges Wilderness (mountain pass, 35 min walk), Bear's Paw, Seven Devils (mountain, 103 min walk).

Elevation: 5223 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 36°5'45"N, 81°49'57"W

Address

2050 Blowing Rock HighwayBoone 28646 United States

Contact

+1 828-733-2013

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Day trips

Grandfather Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Linn Cove Viaduct, Bear's Paw, Bee Mountain, Avery County Jail.

1.1 miE
Bridge
Linn Cove Viaduct, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
29 min walk • The Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1,243 feet long, concrete segmental bridge which snakes around Grandfather Mountain in western North Carolina.
4 miN
Mountain, Park
Bear's Paw, Seven Devils
103 min walk • Hanging Rock, also known as Bear's Paw, is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, next to the town of Seven Devils. It is along the Avery and Watauga border. Its elevation reaches 5,203 feet. The mountain generates feeder streams for the Elk and Watauga rivers.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bee Mountain, Pisgah National Forest
116 min walk • Bee Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 2,946 feet. The mountain generates feeder streams for the Catawba River. It is one of the more isolated mountains in North Carolina, with only one road that remotely goes near it.
5.3 miW
Museum
Avery County Jail, Newland
135 min walk • The Avery County Jail, also known as Avery County Historical Museum, is a historic jail located at Newland, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built in 1913. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge in Italianate style. It is a two-story, stuccoed brick building with small one-story wings and a cross-hipped roof.
4.3 miNE
36°8'55"N • 81°47'32"W
Carlton Gallery, Banner Elk
109 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
4.6 miNW
Universities and schools
Lees–McRae College, Banner Elk
118 min walk • Lees–McRae College is a private college in Banner Elk, North Carolina affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Lees–McRae College has the highest elevation of any American college or university east of the Mississippi River, at 3,720 feet above sea level.
1.3 miS
Mountain pass, Nature
Grandmother Gap, Three Ridges Wilderness
35 min walk • Grandmother Gap 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.