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. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 13 miles off.
Former dam of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. failed on morning of Jan. 15, 1914.
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 21.8 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowy Point: 2.2 mi
- Stack Rock: 3.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Bear Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Pigeonroost: 5.3 mi
- Davis Riverfront Park: 8.9 mi
- Davis Park: 9.0 mi
- Tucker Boulder Park: 9.4 mi
- Bayard Park: 9.9 mi
- Fairfax Stone State Park: 10.8 mi
- Stony River Dam: 0.1 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 11.6 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 11.6 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 12.9 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 19.6 mi
- Baker Rocks: 18.6 mi
- Lower Slabs: 21.1 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 21.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 21.3 mi
- Southern Pillar: 21.4 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 19.7 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 19.7 mi
- Sites Homestead: 21.2 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 21.4 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 10.0 mi
- Elakala Falls: 10.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.8 mi
- Albert Falls: 11.9 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 24.3 mi
- Kempton: 11.0 mi
- Stringtown: 13.9 mi
- Mill Run: 15.7 mi
- Smoke Hole: 19.4 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 11.5 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 23.6 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 15.9 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 18.5 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.3 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 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 210° | 1,452 m | 16.7 mi |
| Haystack Knob | SSW 205° | 1,376 m | 17.7 mi |
| Weiss Knob | SW 215° | 1,359 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 218° | 1,332 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SW 215° | 1,331 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cabin | SW 215° | 1,304 m | 9.7 mi |
| High Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,287 m | 17.8 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | SW 235° | 1,265 m | 13.0 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.
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Day trips start here
- McHenry · 29 mi
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