Grandfather Mountain 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. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes by the south side of the mountain. It is located at the meeting point of Avery, Caldwell (highest point), and Watauga (highest point) Counties.
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Famous quotes containing the words grandfather and/or mountain:
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—Henry Fielding (1707–1754)
“The mountain sheep are sweeter,
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We therefore deemed it meeter
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—Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866)