Pine Mountain (Appalachian Mountains)

Pine Mountain
Pine Mountain
Bell, Harlan, Letcher, and Whitley counties in Kentucky; Claiborne and Campbell counties in Tennessee, USA
Elevation 3,273 ft (998 m) [1]
Prominence 1,160 ft (354 m) [2]
Location
Range Cumberland Mountains
Coordinates [3]
Climbing
First ascent unknown
Easiest route Hike

Pine Mountain is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. It extends about 125 miles from near Jellico, Tennessee, to a location near Elkhorn City, Kentucky. The highest point is 3,273 feet above sea level, east of Whitesburg, Kentucky. It has been a barrier to transportation as the Cumberland River at Pineville, Kentucky is the only stream passing through the entire ridge.

Several parks are located along the ridge, including Pine Mountain State Resort Park and Kingdom Come State Park, Breaks Interstate Park, Kiwanis Raven Rock Park, Kentenia State Forest, Pine Mountain Trail State Park and the Little Shepherd Trail.

Wildlife is abundant on Pine Mountain. The land is claimed to be the "Black Bear Capital of Kentucky."[4] Black bears, elk, rattlesnakes, deer, and even cougars are found on Pine Mountain.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kleber, John E., ed (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.  Retrieved on 2010-11-21
  2. ^ Kentucky's 50 Finest Mountains Retrieved on 2010-11-21
  3. ^ "Pine Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:514596.  Retrieved on 2010-11-21
  4. ^ Collier, Kim. "Black Bear Capital of Kentucky". Cumberland Tourism. http://www.kingdomcome.org/bear/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-22. 
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Barthell Coal Mining Camp • Bell County Coal House & Museum • Bell County Historical Society Museum • Big Sandy Heritage Center • Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp • Bobby Davis Museum and Park • Breathitt County Museum • C.B. Caudill Store & History Center • Cloverfork Museum • Coal Miners' Museum • Cumberland Inn Museum • David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum • East Kentucky Science Center • Elkhorn City Railroad Museum • Harland Sanders Café & Museum • Highlands Museum and Discovery Center • Kentucky Coal Mining Museum • Kentucky Folk Art Center • Knox Historical Museum • Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum • Marie Stewart Museum & Craft Shop • McCreary County Museum • Morgan County History Museum • Mountain Homeplace • Mountain Life Museum • Northeastern Kentucky Museum • Swamp Valley Museum • U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum • Wolfe County History Museum
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