Best Y Level for Coal in Minecraft
Mine at Y 94, or around Y 136 in a mountain, where there's even more coal.
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Y 94 in normal terrain. Mountains have even more coal between Y 136 and Y 170, but only mountains reach that high.
From Y 136 up, the game adds a second batch of coal that spreads evenly all the way to the top of the world. Only mountains reach that high, so their peaks and cliffs are full of coal.
Barely. Coal spawns from about Y 0 up, so only a few deepslate coal ores end up near Y 0.
Any pickaxe, even a wooden one.