Black Mountain (Kentucky)
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Black Mountain
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,145 ft (1,263 m) |
| Prominence | 1,905 ft (581 m) |
| Listing | U.S. state high point 27th |
| Coordinates | 36°54′51″N 82°53′38″W / 36.91417°N 82.89389°WCoordinates: 36°54′51″N 82°53′38″W / 36.91417°N 82.89389°W |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Cumberland Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Benham |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Black Mountain is the highest mountain peak in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA, with a summit elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m) above mean sea level and a top to bottom height of over 2,500 feet (760 m). The summit is located at approximately 36°54′51″N 82°53′38″W / 36.91417°N 82.89389°W in Harlan County, Kentucky near the Virginia border, just above the towns of Lynch, Kentucky and Appalachia, Virginia. It is about 500 feet (150 m) taller than any other mountain in Kentucky.
Route 160 east of Lynch, Kentucky and west of Appalachia, Virginia crosses the mountain. The summit is reached by a narrow road that turns off to the right (coming from Lynch, KY or to the left, if coming from Appalachia, VA) at the Kentucky-Virginia line (the gap that is the highest part of Route 160) and leads past an FAA radar dome. There is a one lane dirt road to the left not far past the radar dome that leads to the summit. The summit is marked with an abandoned metal fire lookout tower (the cab and wooden steps are missing from the tower). There are also multiple radio towers along with transmitter buildings around the summit and a National Geodetic Survey benchmark is located on a large rock over the hill to the left of the fire tower. This benchmark is 6 feet below the highest point; a second is directly under the old lookout tower, marking the latest survey of the highest natural point.
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