- Elevation, modelled
- 470 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Boggs Knob1,102 m · 19.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0719, -81.0798
Bridge Buttress is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 470 m. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Bridge Buttress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | ESE 123° | 1,102 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | E 92° | 1,056 m | 18.9 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 114° | 1,054 m | 16.3 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 147° | 1,049 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 131° | 1,026 m | 16.0 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | E 98° | 1,008 m | 17.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 126° | 1,008 m | 18.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 96° | 1,005 m | 17.3 mi |
- On the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 3.7 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 4 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 4 mi
- Concho Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fayetteville Town Park: 1.3 mi
- Janutola Park: 1.6 mi
- The Fields: 3.3 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 4.1 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Harvey Knob: 2.7 mi
- Big Rock: 5.8 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cotton Hill: 6.0 mi
- Ford Knob: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Junkyard Wall: 0.8 mi
- Fern Point Area: 1.4 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 1.5 mi
- Endless Wall: 1.6 mi
- Head Wall: 1.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Kay Moor: 1.9 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Nuttallburg: 2.6 mi
- Thurmond: 7.7 mi
- Greenwood: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Coal Miner Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 7.6 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 7.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 9.4 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 0.2 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 4.9 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 8.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 9.6 mi
- The Canopy: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cathedral Falls: 7.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.7 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Needleseye Park: 6.7 mi
- Grandview: 15.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 17.1 mi
Museums: 3
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 20.8 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 20.9 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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