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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
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. Dunham's post office operated in the community from 1913 to 1960.
Pound Gap
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.15495° or 37° 9′ 18″ northLongitude
-82.63273° or 82° 37′ 58″ westElevation
2,392 feet (729 metres)Open location code
869V5938+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8991630755OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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