Dowdy Bluff
Dowdy Bluff is a cliff in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 630 m. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 4.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 630 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 12.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 26.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 6 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 16 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 0.4 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 1.4 mi
- Perry Park: 4.2 mi
- WP Point: 4.2 mi
- Brownsea Island: 4.7 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Spur Rock: 2.7 mi
- Stretcher Neck: 2.7 mi
- Highland Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Beury Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 11.6 mi
- Endless Wall: 11.6 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 11.7 mi
- Fern Point Area: 11.7 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 12.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 3.4 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 4.2 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 5.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 5.3 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 8.4 mi
- The Canopy: 3.8 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 6.6 mi
- Ship Rock: 8.6 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 12.7 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 17.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 10.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 10.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 10.7 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 17.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 17.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 12.1 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 19.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Grandview: 3.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 7.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Brooks Falls: 14.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Dowdy Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | E 81° | 1,102 m | 15.2 mi |
| Myles Knob | ENE 66° | 1,054 m | 14.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ENE 79° | 1,049 m | 6.2 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,040 m | 13.2 mi |
| Ford Knob | ENE 78° | 1,026 m | 10.9 mi |
| Irish Mountain | E 97° | 1,010 m | 14.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | E 81° | 1,008 m | 13.6 mi |
| Swell Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,004 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 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, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of New River Gorge National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356516449
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