Kanawha Falls sits on the Kanawha River in West Virginia, formed by a diagonal sandstone ledge that crosses the river about 1 mile downstream from the confluence of the New and Gauley rivers. The falls drop 24 ft and have served as a barrier to fish movement for more than 1 million years. The overlook lies along the Midland Trail at an elevation of 628 ft. Beckley is 25.5 miles to the south, Charleston is 26.8 miles to the west-northwest, and South Charleston is 30.5 miles west-northwest. Daylight hours shift across the year: sunrise runs from 06:03 at the June solstice to 07:38 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:52 in June to 17:09 in December. The next stop along the route is Lover's Leap Lookout.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:37 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:52 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 19:24 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:09 | 16:28 |
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Kanawha Falls is a waterfall on the Kanawha River in the U.S. state of West Virginia that has been a barrier to fish movement for more than 1 million years. The waterfall is formed by a diagonal sandstone ledge across the river about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream from the confluence of the New and Gauley rivers. It is 24 ft (7.3 m) high.
Kanawha Falls sits at about 628 feet (191 m).
Beckley, 26 miles S of Kanawha Falls.
Lover's Leap Lookout is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Kanawha Falls.
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