Record SL-822318 · Wikidata Q880428
Black Mountain
No list classifications
Elevation
1,259
m
4,131 ft
Prominence
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Isolation
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Coordinates
36.9143° N,
82.8938° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaBlack Mountain is the highest mountain peak in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, 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 approximately 36°54′51″N 82°53′38″W in Harlan County, Kentucky near the Virginia border, just above the towns of Lynch, Kentucky and Appalachia, Virginia.
Best months
Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesRows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.
Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Doubles | 1,247 m | SE 116° | 1.6 km |
| Potato Hill | 1,123 m | S 170° | 3.1 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trick or Treat | Halloween Boulder | V1 | 6.3 km |
| Ghost Story (Stand) | Halloween Boulder | V6 | 6.3 km |
| Pit Fire | Pit Boulder | V6 | 6.3 km |
| October Arete | Halloween Boulder | V1 | 6.3 km |
| Ghouls & Goblins | Halloween Boulder | V5 | 6.3 km |
| Front Line | Pioneer Wall | V2 | 6.3 km |
| Dystopian Future | Future Boulder | V4-5 | 6.3 km |
| Back to the Future | Future Boulder | V4 | 6.3 km |
| American Pharaoh | Race Horse Boulder | V4-5 | 6.3 km |
| Amazombie Arete | Race Horse Boulder | V7 | 6.3 km |
| Asylum Arete | Asylum Block | V4 | 6.3 km |
| Burden Slab | Burden Boulder | V0 | 6.3 km |
| Beast of Burden | Burden Boulder | V5-6 | 6.3 km |
| Burden of Proof | Burden Boulder | V3-4 | 6.3 km |
| Burden Lip | Burden Boulder | V2 | 6.3 km |
| Invictus | Mighty Boulder | V4 | 6.3 km |
| Pioneer | Pioneer Wall | V3 | 6.3 km |
| Breaking the Veil | Pioneer Wall | V3-4 | 6.3 km |
| Crooks | Shook Boulder | V7 | 6.3 km |
| Shook | Shook Boulder | V3-4 | 6.3 km |
| Halfway Crooks | Shook Boulder | V5-6 | 6.3 km |
| Mechanical Sunrise | Sunrise Block | V6-7 | 6.3 km |
| Sunny Slab | Sunrise Slab | V2 | 6.3 km |
| Parabellum | Parabellum Boulder | V2 | 6.3 km |
| ,The Anvil | Forge Block | V8 | 7.0 km |