Highest Point in Kentucky
Highest Point in Kentucky is a memorial in Harlan, Kentucky. Highest Point in Kentucky is situated nearby to the peak Black Mountain, as well as near the mountain saddle Grassy Gap.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Mountain.
Black Mountain
Peak
Photo: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0.
Black Mountain is the highest mountain peak in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, with a summit elevation of 4,145 feet above mean sea level and a top-to-bottom height of over 2,500 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keokee and Exeter.
Keokee
Village
Keokee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Keokee had a population of 330. Keokee is situated 3½ miles south of Highest Point in Kentucky.
Exeter
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Exeter is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. Exeter is situated 3½ miles southeast of Highest Point in Kentucky.
Darnell Town
Locality
Darnell Town is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Keokee census-designated place. Darnell Town is situated 3½ miles south of Highest Point in Kentucky.
Highest Point in Kentucky
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Plaque honors William Risden (1914–1994), WWII vet and cable TV pioneer. He built Kentucky’s first cable system on Black Mountain, using its height to serve the town below. His Cumberland Cable Co. was among the first ten in the U.S.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.91433° or 36° 54′ 52″ northLongitude
-82.89384° or 82° 53′ 38″ westOperator
Hands Acroos the MountainOpen location code
868VW474+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12855628095OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grassy Gap and The Doubles.
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