The Canopy
The Canopy is an attraction in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Myles Knob stands 1,054 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter Scott's statue, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Canopy Staff
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 12.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 3 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 14 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Justice Heights: 1.1 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Swell Knob: 2.4 mi
- Thrasher Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stretcher Neck: 4.7 mi
- WP Point: 1.1 mi
- Perry Park: 1.2 mi
- Brownsea Island: 1.3 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 3.4 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 3.6 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 9.6 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 9.6 mi
- Endless Wall: 9.6 mi
- Fern Point Area: 9.6 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 0.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 2.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 3.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 4.5 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 10.6 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 10.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 10.7 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 2.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 9.8 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 10.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 14.1 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 16.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 15.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 15.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 16.5 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
- Needleseye Park: 4.1 mi
- Grandview: 6.2 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Brooks Falls: 18.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of The Canopy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Knob | ENE 77° | 1,054 m | 16.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 97° | 1,049 m | 9.1 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,040 m | 16.7 mi |
| Ford Knob | E 91° | 1,026 m | 13.6 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | W 261° | 1,009 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | E 91° | 1,008 m | 16.4 mi |
| Buster Knob | E 80° | 997 m | 15.6 mi |
| Beelick Knob | ESE 107° | 991 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8060532003
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