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Black Mountain
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 467.97 square miles (1,212.0 km2), of which 467.20 square miles (1,210.0 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.78 square miles (2.0 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[5]
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The headwaters of the Cumberland River are located in Harlan County: Poor Fork (extending from the city of Harlan east past the city of Cumberland and into Letcher County), Clover Fork extending East from above Evarts, and Martins Fork (extending through the city of Harlan west). The confluence is located in Baxter.
Black Mountain, located east of Lynch is Kentucky's highest point, with an elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m) above sea level.

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