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Black Mountain

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Black Mountain (4139 ft/1262 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Kentucky (66%), Virginia (34%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	606 sq mi / 1,570 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	30 mi / 48 km North-South 59 mi / 95 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	36° 54' N; 83° 7' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Black Mountain
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Cumberland Mountains	Level 4 (Parent)
Northern Cumberland Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Pine Mountain-Northwest Cumberland Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Black Mountain	Level 5
Cumberland-Stone Mountain	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southern Cumberland Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Black Mountain

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Black Mountain	4139	1262
2.	The Doubles	4080+	1244+
3.	Stonega 21 Benchmark	3840+	1170+
4.	Indian Mountain	3800+	1158+
5.	Bluff Spur	3760+	1146+
6.	Potato Hill	3680+	1122+
7.	Black Mountain - Peak 3680	3680+	1122+
8.	Little Black Mountain - Central Summit	3640+	1109+
9.	Little Black Mountain - Dominion Benchmark	3640+	1109+
10.	Little Black Mountain - Chunklick Benchmark	3420+	1042+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Black Mountain

Black Mountain Black Mountain, Kentucky and the radar dome nearby (1984-08-19).	The Doubles The Doubles in the snow (2020-12-05). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.
Stonega 21 Benchmark The orange/red-white pipe is a surveyor stake? (2020-05-25). Photo by Powen Ru. Click here for larger-size photo.	Black Mountain - Northeast High Peak Glad this one is over with... (2019-10-25). Photo by H Yless. Click here for larger-size photo.
Little Black Mountain - Chunklick Benchmark The rocky nubbin of Chunklick BM is waiting (2018-04-29). Photo by H Yless. Click here for larger-size photo.

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