- Elevation, modelled
- 434 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
- 38.0957, -81.0952
Little Head Wall is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 434 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 Little Head Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | E 97° | 1,056 m | 19.8 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 118° | 1,054 m | 17.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 148° | 1,049 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 134° | 1,026 m | 17.7 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | ESE 103° | 1,008 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 128° | 1,008 m | 19.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 101° | 1,005 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sims Mountain | ESE 122° | 999 m | 20.3 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 2.1 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 2 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 3 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Harvey Knob: 1.0 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.6 mi
- Big Rock: 5.1 mi
- Ford Knob: 6.2 mi
Parks: 59
- The Fields: 1.7 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 2.3 mi
- Janutola Park: 2.5 mi
- Fayetteville Town Park: 2.7 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Headless Wall: 0.1 mi
- Ameless Wall: 0.1 mi
- Head Wall: 0.2 mi
- Kingfish: 0.2 mi
- Sandstonia: 0.3 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Kay Moor: 3.7 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 4.2 mi
- Nuttallburg: 4.3 mi
- Thurmond: 9.3 mi
- Greenwood: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Coal Miner Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 9.3 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 9.6 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 11.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 2.0 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 3.2 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 7.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 10.8 mi
- The Canopy: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cathedral Falls: 6.1 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Needleseye Park: 8.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.6 mi
- Grandview: 17.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.2 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 22.2 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.4 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 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 2 mi away.
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