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LINVILLE, NC (August 19, 2021) -- Being a mile high has its advantages. From atop Grandfather Mountain, visitors can grab a front-row seat to one of nature’s most stunning spectacles — thousands of raptors migrating over the mountains and…

LINVILLE, NC (August 10, 2021) -- At its tallest point, Grandfather Mountain stands 5,946 feet above sea level. But the nonprofit nature park’s latest conservation efforts soar to even loftier heights. In conjunction with the N.C.…

LINVILLE, NC (August 2, 2021) -- Over the past couple of years, Grandfather Mountain has welcomed a few new, yet familiar, faces to its leadership team to direct the foundation into the future as it prepares to open the new Wilson Center…

LINVILLE, NC (March 10, 2021) -- Data recorded at the official National Weather Service reporting station at Grandfather Mountain’s Mile High Swinging Bridge indicated average February weather at the Linville, N.C., nature park. The lowest…

LENOIR, NC (March 4, 2021) -- Grandfather Mountain is taking outdoor fun to new heights with its 2021 calendar of events. With a mission to inspire conservation of the natural world by helping guests explore, understand and value the…

LINVILLE, NC (February 16, 2021) -- The Grandfather Mountain community has come together to honor health-care heroes who have worked and risked their lives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With the national Random Acts of Kindness Day…

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (February 4, 2021) -- 2021 is off to a chilly start on Grandfather Mountain. Weather data recorded at the official National Weather Service reporting station at Grandfather Mountain’s Mile High Swinging Bridge…