Stony River Dam
Stony River Dam is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1,029 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowy Point, a peak 2.3 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 13 miles off.
Former dam of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. failed on morning of Jan. 15, 1914.
The story
Dam in Grant County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31534617, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 21.8 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowy Point: 2.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 3.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Bear Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Pigeonroost: 5.3 mi
- Davis Riverfront Park: 9.0 mi
- Davis Park: 9.1 mi
- Tucker Boulder Park: 9.5 mi
- Bayard Park: 10.0 mi
- Fairfax Stone State Park: 10.9 mi
- Baker Rocks: 18.5 mi
- Lower Slabs: 21.1 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 21.3 mi
- Southern Pillar: 21.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.6 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 19.8 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 19.8 mi
- Sites Homestead: 21.2 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 21.4 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 10.1 mi
- Elakala Falls: 11.0 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.9 mi
- Albert Falls: 11.9 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 24.4 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 11.7 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 13.0 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 19.6 mi
- Beth's Garden: 19.7 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 21.5 mi
- Kempton: 11.1 mi
- Stringtown: 13.9 mi
- Mill Run: 15.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 19.4 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 11.6 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 23.7 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 10.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 15.9 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 18.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.3 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Stony River Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | SSW 211° | 1,452 m | 16.7 mi |
| Green Knob | SSW 206° | 1,424 m | 18.3 mi |
| Haystack Knob | SSW 205° | 1,376 m | 17.7 mi |
| Weiss Knob | SW 216° | 1,359 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 218° | 1,332 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SW 215° | 1,331 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cabin | SW 216° | 1,304 m | 9.8 mi |
| High Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,287 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 3SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1347333618
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 29 mi
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