- Elevation, modelled
- 441 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Buck Knob1,056 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0929, -81.0954
Head Wall is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 441 m. Buck Knob stands 1,056 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Headless Wall, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 0.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Head Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | E 96° | 1,056 m | 19.8 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 117° | 1,054 m | 17.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 148° | 1,049 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 133° | 1,026 m | 17.6 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | ESE 102° | 1,008 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 128° | 1,008 m | 19.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 100° | 1,005 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sims Mountain | ESE 122° | 999 m | 20.2 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 2.3 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 2 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 3 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Harvey Knob: 1.2 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.7 mi
- Big Rock: 5.0 mi
- Ford Knob: 6.1 mi
Parks: 59
- The Fields: 1.9 mi
- Janutola Park: 2.3 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 2.4 mi
- Fayetteville Town Park: 2.5 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Headless Wall: 0.1 mi
- Little Head Wall: 0.2 mi
- Ameless Wall: 0.3 mi
- Kingfish: 0.4 mi
- Sandstonia: 0.5 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Kay Moor: 3.5 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 4.1 mi
- Nuttallburg: 4.2 mi
- Thurmond: 9.1 mi
- Greenwood: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Coal Miner Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 9.1 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 9.4 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 11.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 1.8 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 3.3 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 7.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 10.6 mi
- The Canopy: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cathedral Falls: 6.2 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Needleseye Park: 7.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.7 mi
- Grandview: 17.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.0 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 22.0 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.6 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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