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The summit of Black Mountain, August 2013 Black Mountain summit plaque. Route 160 east of Lynch and west of Appalachia crosses the mountain. The summit is reached by a narrow road that turns off to the right (coming from Lynch or to the left, if coming from Appalachia) at the Kentucky-Virginia line (the gap that is the highest part of Route 160) and leads past a Federal Aviation Administration ...
Partridge is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 8.6 miles (13.9 km) southwest of Whitesburg. [ 2 ] Its Post office was established in 1869 and moved to a different location in 1923. [ 3 ]
Numbers and classifications are posted on signs at intersections as well as on trail maps that can be viewed on several kiosks on the property or purchased at a trailhead. Due to the geography of Black Mountain, trails vary in elevation and often include hill climbs and descents. Elevation ranges from 1,180 ft to 3,321 ft above sea level. [3]
Letcher County is located in the far southeast of Kentucky. Most of its border is defined by mountains. The 125-mile long Pine Mountain divides the county, and defines part of the county's border with Harlan County and Virginia. To the south, Black Mountain marks its border with Virginia. [19] [20]
Kentucky Route 160, also known as KY 160, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.It runs from the Virginia state line, where the roadway continues east to Appalachia, Virginia as State Route 160, north via Lynch, Benham, Clutts, Cumberland, Sand Hill, Gordon, Linefork, Kings Creek, Premium, and Hot Spot to Kentucky Route 15 at Van.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
KY 1653 west (Johnson Street) Eastern terminus of KY 1653: 0.3: 0.48: KY 2491 (Washington Street) 0.3: 0.48: KY 2490 (Marion Street) 1.5: 2.4: KY 746 north (Callaboose Ridge Road) Southern terminus of KY 746 3.0: 4.8: Mountain Parkway – Salyersville: Unnumbered exit; no access from Mountain Parkway east to KY 191 or from KY 191 to Mountain ...
Kentucky Route 160 is Benham's Main Street, leading west 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Cumberland and east through Lynch 9 miles (14 km) to the Virginia border at the crest of Black Mountain just north of its summit, the highest point in Kentucky.