Black Mountain (KY) Climber's Log
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| phillinley | Bumpy  | |
| Visited this thing twice now. The music playing in that building all the time makes the place kinda eery when you're there in the dark. | |
| Posted May 21, 2011 12:28 am | ||
| Alpinist | Southern 6-pack Date Climbed: May 14, 2011 | |
| Fifth of a 6 state HP weekend. Flew into Knoxville, then hit the HPs for TN, GA, SC, NC, KY and VA. This is my 44th state HP. Nice Spring flowers in bloom and not another soul in sight. | |
| Posted May 14, 2011 8:06 pm | ||
| islandborn11 | Twisty on Rt. 160 Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2011 | |
| This outranks even South Carolina on the list of unappealing high points. Surrounded by trees with no visibility and a ton of ugly mining outbuildings. Met another highpointer for the first time. He and his son were nailing #25 this afternoon and I was notching off numero six. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2011 9:24 am | ||
| Steve Gruhn | HP #20 Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2001 | |
| Drive up. Spent the night in the car just below the summit. | ||
| Posted Jan 18, 2011 4:50 pm | ||
| NJTripper | Glad this was just a day trip.... Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| ... this is the creepiest HP I've been to. Gort my 'pic' so I won't have ot go back. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2010 5:51 pm | ||
| Sarah Simon | With The Doubles Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2010 | |
| Didn't find anything creepy about the summmit or the denizens, but I'm part Kentuckian, so folks from the hills just don't bother me, I guess. Ran into two workers who were trying to resolve that all the summit structures had been broken into. Said good morning and joked about shootin' guns...they were friendly fellas. Beautiful frost on all the trees from the cold, damp night before. With my Mom & Dad, my husband, and my Sister & her husband and my nephew. :) Neat to get back to our roots. :) | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2010 9:23 pm | ||
| kteichert | HP #19 Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2010 | |
| Summitted at 9:00 pm. Really enjoyed the drive from big stone gap to the summit. Didn't run into any miners but had the waiver in hand ready to present. Snapped a pic of the plaque and headed for Virginia. | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2010 10:24 am | ||
| Spindle | One more on the way home Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2010 | |
| Last one on a road/peakbagging trip. Drove most of the way, parked, and walked the last few yards up in a soaking rain. Definitely not the most picturesque. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2010 10:13 pm | ||
| BConley | HP #9 Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Drove up in the pouring rain. Not hard to find. Road to the top isnt that bad, narrow in spots but paved with a few pot holes. Walked the final quarter mile or so to the summit. Summit marker easy to find as described. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2010 2:43 pm | ||
| xDoogiex | HP #18 Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010 | |
| What hotoven said. lots of broken glass and sketchyness on top | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2010 12:34 am | ||
| Hotoven | HP # 33! Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010 | |
| Drive up to the top. had to doge construction crews along the way. At the top there was a tower and little building there. Someone had the radio on in the building even though it looked abandon. Got some photos and left that creepy place. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2010 4:04 pm | ||
| jeffh25 | HP # 23 Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2010 | |
| I don't want to say that the place should be a park instead of a coal mine, cause I signed a piece of paper saying I wouldn't but... Let's just say the place has a lot of potential. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2010 9:36 pm | ||
| Florida Frank | visit after work Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2010 | |
| Drove up after a day working in Kingsport. It was a pleasant and quiet summer evening on top. Had the whole top of the mountain to myself. Not as trashed as some previous posters had observed. I enjoyed visiting the area. #17. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2010 5:05 pm | ||
| chilkoot | No improvement Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2010 | |
| This was my second trip to the top. The first was in 1992 and I was no more impressed with the summit this time than the last. At least I had a working camera with me this time (ran out of film on the previous trip. This was my only highpoint out of the 43 that I have done without a picture to show for it. VA 160 is much better maintained now than I remember it and we only saw the remains of one car over the cliff, whereas I think we saw three there in '92. I was able to drive right up to the summit circle. In my book this highpoint competes with Mississippi's for the ugliest summit with the most broken glass strewn about. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2010 9:28 pm | ||
| highlandvillager | Bleak Mountain Date Climbed: May 30, 2010 | |
| Started down the wrong road with wife, kids, and dogs in tow, then returned to the overlook area and walked up the summit road with my dog Maggie. We avoided being run over by 4-wheelers and illegal dumpers only to interrupt what looked like a klan meeting at the top. At least I got a healthy dose of radiation from the FAA radar! HP25 | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2010 4:22 pm | ||
| sgb02d | Found It Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2010 | |
| It was a little spooky driving up the steep winding road in a raincloud. Don't expect to be awarded with a view. Just play it as a scavenger hunt to find the summit and you will have a good time. | |
| Posted May 4, 2010 10:14 am | ||
| WoundedKnee | Stretched my legs Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2010 | |
| Walked the road from KY-160. I didn't think it was as bad as some have posted, but certainly not worth a long trip unless you're a state HPer. | |
| Posted Apr 13, 2010 6:51 am | ||
| IHaveArrived | HP #11 Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2009 | |
| The only exciting thing about this high point was meeting up on that narrow road with a large truck and a driver that looked like he wanted to kill me. | |
| Posted Jan 20, 2010 2:25 am | ||
| maddie77777 | I wish they'd do more for this HP Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2009 | |
| I really wish they'd do more for this hike, but the most exciting/scary thing was that at the top, there was a small building.........and there was banjo bluegrass music coming out of it. A nice little Deliverance moment to start our day. | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2009 6:15 pm | ||
| mlandau3 | A Weird Place Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2009 | |
| An exciting drive up to the trailhead (from the Virginia side), but the FAA tower was really strange. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2009 12:14 pm | ||
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