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Black Mountain Coordinates

Kentucky, United States · Elevation 1,263m

Quick answer: Black Mountain is located at 36.909900, -82.894400 (N, W).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

36.909900, -82.894400
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°54'35.64"N 82°53'39.84"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°54.5940'N 82°53.6640'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17S 331236 4086553
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17SLA3123686553
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dnt1cxnpu
Plus Code

Open Location Code

868VW454+RQ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Black Mountain. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-36.909900, -82.894400

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-36.909900, -82.894400
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°54'35.64"S 82°53'39.84"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°54.5940'S 82°53.6640'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17H 331236 5913447
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17HLV3123613447
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

61mn18y0h
Plus Code

Open Location Code

46MV34R4+29

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17SLA3123686553 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 17 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 17 runs -84° to -78° longitude.
Latitude Band S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square LA A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter L (west–east) and row letter A (south–north).
Easting 31236 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 86553 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Black Mountain's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
dn
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dnt
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dnt1
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dnt1c
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dnt1cx
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dnt1cxn
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dnt1cxnp
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dnt1cxnpu
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Black Mountain

Black Mountain is the highest point in Kentucky at 4,145 feet (1,263 m). It is located in Harlan County along the Virginia border in the Cumberland Mountains.

Live Converter

The coordinates above are fixed to this landmark. Use this converter to enter any other coordinates — such as a nearby trailhead, parking area, or a location you want to compare — and get all 7 formats instantly.

DD

36.909900, -82.894400

DMS

36°54'35.64"N 82°53'39.84"W

DDM

36°54.5940'N 82°53.6640'W

UTM

17S 331236 4086553

MGRS

17SLA3123686553

GH

dnt1cxnpu

OLC

868VW454+RQ

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