Pine Mountain Tunnel
Pine Mountain Tunnel is a tunnel in Wise, Virginia. Pine Mountain Tunnel 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.
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.
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. Payne Gap is situated 1½ miles west of Pine Mountain Tunnel.
Gaskill
Hamlet
Gaskill is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Gaskill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pine Mountain Tunnel.
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 Tunnel.
Pine Mountain Tunnel
- Type: Tunnel
- Category: transportation
- Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.15621° or 37° 9′ 22″ northLongitude
-82.63016° or 82° 37′ 49″ westElevation
2,448 feet (746 metres)Open location code
869V5949+FWGeoNames ID
4779063
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