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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 1998, Jericol Mining, Inc., petitioned to use mountaintop removal methods in the area of Black Mountain. Lynch, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mining towns in the nation. On a clear day the Great Smoky Mountains on the Tennessee and North Carolina border are clearly visible.īlack Mountain's history is intimately tied to the coal mining of the surrounding region. Trees on both sides of the radar dome have been cleared, so views of other mountains are visible. The FAA Radar dome is nearby, but below the summit. This benchmark is 6 feet (1.8 m) below the highest point a second is directly under the old lookout tower, marking the latest survey of the highest natural point. There are also multiple radio towers along with transmitter buildings around the summit and a National Geodetic Survey benchmark is located on a large rock over the hill to the left of the fire tower. The summit is marked with an abandoned metal fire lookout tower (the cab and wooden steps are missing from the tower). There is a one lane dirt road to the left not far past the radar dome that leads to the summit. 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 radar dome. Route 160 east of Lynch and west of Appalachia crosses the mountain. It is alternatively known as Katahrin's Mountain, and is about 500 feet (150 m) taller than any other mountain in Kentucky.ĭescription The summit of Black Mountain, August 2013 Black Mountain summit plaque

The summit is located at approximately 36★4′51″N 82★3′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. Black 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).