Black Mountain – Summit in Harlan, Kentucky

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 510753

Location

State Kentucky

County Harlan

Feature Class Summit

Coordinates

DMS

36°54'51"N 82°53'38"W

Decimal Degrees

36.914253, -82.8937692

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Benham

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Exeter

3.4 mi SE

Also Known As

Big Black Mountain Little Black Mountain

Hydrography

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Description

Highest elevation in KY at 4145 feet.

Nearby Features

Grassy Gap Gap · 0.4 mi ENE
Big Ridge Ridge · 0.4 mi NW
Garrison Gap Gap · 0.5 mi WSW
Benham Spur Ridge · 0.5 mi WNW
Middle Ridge Ridge · 0.8 mi SSE
Sugar Gap Gap · 0.9 mi WNW
The Doubles Summit · 1.0 mi ESE
Cherry Fork Stream · 1.1 mi NE
Camp Fork Stream · 1.1 mi NE
Deep Gap Branch Stream · 1.4 mi S

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
Photos (where shown): Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons – individual licenses apply.
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