Long Point Viewpoint

Long Point Viewpoint sits at 1,632 feet along the Coal Heritage Trail, facing due north across terrain that drops 782 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center is visible 0.8 miles to the north at 1,747 feet, with Bridge Buttress at the same distance and direction, at 1,634 feet. Farther north-northwest, Head Wall appears at 2.5 miles (1,535 feet) and Headless Wall at 2.6 miles (1,591 feet), with Harvey Knob rising to 1,880 feet at 3.5 miles in the same direction. On the March equinox, sunrise is at 07:29 and sunset at 19:36; the June solstice brings the longest daylight window, with sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 20:51, while the December solstice shortens it to a 07:38 sunrise and 17:09 sunset. Beckley lies 20.4 miles to the south-southwest, and Charleston and South Charleston are 36.3 and 39.9 miles away to the northwest and west-northwest, respectively. Hawk's Nest Overlook is the previous stop along this route.