Black Mountain is the tallest mountain 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 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.

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  • Black Mountain is the tallest mountain 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 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. It is about 500 feet (150 m) taller than any other mountain in Kentucky and is one of the tallest mountains in Appalachia outside the Blue Ridge Mountains region. 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 lookout tower, National Geodetic Survey benchmark (the benchmark is 6 feet below the highest point which is apparently directly under the old lookout tower) and multiple radio towers. The FAA Radar dome is nearby, but below the summit. Trees on both sides of the radar dome have been cleared, so views of other mountains are visible. On a clear day the Smoky Mountains on the Tennessee and North Carolina border are clearly visible. Black Mountain's history is intimately tied to the coal mining of the surrounding region. Lynch, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mining towns in the nation. In 1998, Jericol Mining, Inc. , petitioned to use mountaintop removal methods in the area of Black Mountain. Though the summit itself was not directly threatened, many people protested this action due to the peak's status as the state's highest point. In 1999, Kentucky purchased mineral and timber rights to the summit and prevented future large scale mining. Coal companies have alleged that mined coal veins converge beneath the summit of Black Mountain and that the summit is prone to collapse. A coal company named Penn Virginia Corporation of Radnor, Pennsylvania owns the summit, but allows public access with the completion of a waiver.
  • Der Black Mountain ist mit 1263 m der höchste Berg des US-Bundesstaats Kentucky. Er befindet sich im Harlan County im Südosten des Bundesstaates nahe der Grenze zu Virginia und ist Teil der Cumberland Mountains, einem Gebirgszug der Appalachen. Der Black Mountain hat die Form eines langgestreckten, bewaldeten Bergrückens. Der Gipfel selbst ist im nordöstlichen Bereich des Berges und durch eine Straße leicht erreichbar. Am Gipfel befinden sich einige Sendemasten, etwas unterhalb eine Radarkuppel der Federal Aviation Administration. Der nächsthöhere Berg ist der High Knob, ungefähr 24 km östlich in Virginia.
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  • Black Mountain is the tallest mountain 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 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.
  • Der Black Mountain ist mit 1263 m der höchste Berg des US-Bundesstaats Kentucky. Er befindet sich im Harlan County im Südosten des Bundesstaates nahe der Grenze zu Virginia und ist Teil der Cumberland Mountains, einem Gebirgszug der Appalachen. Der Black Mountain hat die Form eines langgestreckten, bewaldeten Bergrückens. Der Gipfel selbst ist im nordöstlichen Bereich des Berges und durch eine Straße leicht erreichbar.
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