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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 ...
The treeless spot of bare dirt and rock is visible from the road over Black Mountain in Harlan County, which has become a popular drive and tourist destination. The view from Kentucky’s highest ...
Black Mountain, state's highest point. [40] Runs along the south ridge of Pine Mountain in Letcher County, Kentucky. The highest point located in Harlan County. Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve, 2,639-acre (11 km 2) state nature preserve on southern slope of Pine Mountain in Letcher County.
Lynch is the nearest city to Kentucky's highest point, Black Mountain (4,145 ft or 1,263 m). Sitting at an elevation of 1,716 feet (523 m) above sea level. Lynch is Kentucky's highest incorporated city. It is bordered by 3,488-foot (1,063 m) Looney Ridge to the north and 3,640-foot (1,110 m) Benham Spur to the south.
Kingman Reef high point – less than 7 feet (2 m) [92] Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – 50 feet (15 m) [92] – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Navassa Island high point – 280 feet (85 m) [91] – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands. Palmyra Atoll high point – 10 feet ...
Black Mountain (Kentucky), highest point in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Black Mountain of Maine, a ski area in Rumford, Maine; Black Mountain (Michigan), a large hill in Presque Isle County, Michigan; Black Mountain (Missouri), a summit in Madison County, Missouri; Black Mountain (Montana), a summit in Park County
The loss of jobs resulted in a steadily declining population and depressed economy. Harlan is one of the U.S. counties with the highest prevalence of poverty and ranks among the lowest of counties in average longevity and family income. Kentucky's highest natural point, Black Mountain (4,145 feet (1,263 m)), is in Harlan County.
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