Pound Gap
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.
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,392 feet
- Description: pass through Pine mountain ridge of the Appalachians
- Also known as: “Sounding Gap”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Payne Gap and Gaskill.
Gaskill
Hamlet
Gaskill is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
Dunham
Hamlet
Dunham is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
Pound Gap
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.15484° or 37° 9′ 17″ north
Longitude
-82.63286° or 82° 37′ 58″ west
Elevation
2,392 feet (729 metres)
Open location code
869V5938+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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