Ghost town · West Virginia
Stonewall
Stonewall is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Batoff Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 3.2 miles off.
ghost town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.82560, -81.12860
- 3.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 17.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 25.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 10 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 20 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Batoff Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Stretcher Neck: 3.2 mi
- Turkey Spur Rock: 4.0 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Round Knob: 5.8 mi
Parks: 56
- Beckley Soccer Complex: 3.1 mi
- Freedom Park: 3.6 mi
- Glen Avenue Park: 3.6 mi
- Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park: 3.8 mi
- Scott Avenue Park: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Dowdy Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 16.3 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 16.3 mi
- Endless Wall: 16.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Beckley Mill Site: 3.8 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 6.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 8.5 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 10.2 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Ship Rock: 3.1 mi
- The Canopy: 6.7 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 8.4 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 17.2 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 20.6 mi
Museums: 6
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 4.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 4.7 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 4.9 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Grandview: 3.9 mi
- Needleseye Park: 10.7 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Sandstone Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Brooks Falls: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Stonewall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | S 177° | 1,088 m | 16.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 177° | 1,078 m | 16.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ENE 61° | 1,049 m | 11.4 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | S 185° | 1,049 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 181° | 1,045 m | 15.7 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SE 129° | 1,040 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ford Knob | ENE 66° | 1,026 m | 16.0 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,009 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
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 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 3 mi away.
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