- Elevation, modelled
- 428 m
- Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
- Buck Knob1,056 m · 19.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.1006, -81.0956
Sandstonia is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 428 m. Buck Knob stands 1,056 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingfish, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Sandstonia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | E 98° | 1,056 m | 19.9 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 119° | 1,054 m | 17.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 149° | 1,049 m | 15.9 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 134° | 1,026 m | 18.0 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | ESE 104° | 1,008 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 129° | 1,008 m | 20.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 102° | 1,005 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sims Mountain | ESE 123° | 999 m | 20.5 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 1.8 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 2 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 2 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harvey Knob: 0.7 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock: 5.1 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 6.0 mi
- The Fields: 1.4 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 2.0 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 2.8 mi
- Janutola Park: 2.9 mi
- Fayetteville Town Park: 3.0 mi
- Kingfish: 0.1 mi
- Ameless Wall: 0.3 mi
- Little Head Wall: 0.3 mi
- Headless Wall: 0.4 mi
- Head Wall: 0.5 mi
- Kay Moor: 4.0 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Nuttallburg: 4.6 mi
- Thurmond: 9.7 mi
- Greenwood: 16.4 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 9.7 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 9.9 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 11.5 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 12.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 2.3 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 2.9 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 7.1 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 11.1 mi
- The Canopy: 12.4 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 5.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Needleseye Park: 8.4 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.4 mi
- Grandview: 18.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.5 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 22.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 22.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 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.
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).
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