Pine Mountain Lookout
Pine Mountain Lookout is in Letcher, Kentucky and has an elevation of 2,986 feet. Pine Mountain Lookout is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Pound Gap, as well as near the hamlet Payne Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pound Gap and North Fork of Pound Lake.
Pound Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap.
North Fork of Pound Lake
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
North Fork Pound Reservoir is a reservoir in Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1966 as authorised by the Flood Control Act of 1960 and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. North Fork of Pound Lake is situated 2½ miles south of Pine Mountain Lookout.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Payne Gap and Dunham.
Payne Gap
Hamlet
Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community.
Dunham
Hamlet
Dunham is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Dunham's post office operated in the community from 1913 to 1960. Dunham is situated 2½ miles north of Pine Mountain Lookout.
Gaskill
Hamlet
Gaskill is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Gaskill is situated 3 miles northeast of Pine Mountain Lookout.
Pine Mountain Lookout
- Location: Letcher, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.15233° or 37° 9′ 8″ northLongitude
-82.64488° or 82° 38′ 42″ westElevation
2,986 feet (910 metres)Open location code
869V5924+W2GeoNames ID
4304375
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