Black Mountain (Kentucky)

Black Mountain
Black Mountain, April 2010
Highest point
Elevation4,145 ft (1,263 m)[1]
Prominence1,905 ft (581 m)[2]
ListingU.S. state high point 27th
Coordinates36°54′51″N 82°53′38″W / 36.91417°N 82.89389°W / 36.91417; -82.89389
Geography
Parent rangeCumberland Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Benham
Climbing
First ascentunknown
Easiest routeHike

Black Mountain is the highest mountain peak in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, with a summit elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m) [1] 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 / 36.91417; -82.89389 in Harlan County, Kentucky near the Virginia border, just above the towns of Lynch, Kentucky and Appalachia, Virginia.

  1. ^ a b "Science In Your Backyard: Kentucky" U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey, July 3, 2006, retrieved August 25, 2006
  2. ^ "Kentucky 50 Finest Mountains". www.peaklist.org.

Black Mountain (Kentucky)

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