Grandview
Grandview is a nature reserve in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 694 m. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Spur Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 694 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 14.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 9 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 19 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Spur Rock: 0.5 mi
- Stretcher Neck: 1.7 mi
- Backus Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Highland Mountain: 4.5 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 2.5 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 3.4 mi
- Perry Park: 6.0 mi
- WP Point: 6.0 mi
- Beckley Soccer Complex: 6.2 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 14.7 mi
- Endless Wall: 14.7 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 14.8 mi
- Fern Point Area: 14.8 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 6.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 6.6 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 6.9 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 8.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 8.4 mi
- Ship Rock: 6.0 mi
- The Canopy: 6.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 8.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 15.9 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 20.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 8.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 8.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 8.7 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 14.8 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.8 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 10.2 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 22.6 mi
- Needleseye Park: 10.1 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 22.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Brooks Falls: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Grandview. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | ENE 70° | 1,102 m | 16.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NE 55° | 1,049 m | 7.7 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,040 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ford Knob | ENE 64° | 1,026 m | 12.1 mi |
| Irish Mountain | E 85° | 1,010 m | 14.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,008 m | 14.7 mi |
| Stonelick Knob | SE 130° | 1,006 m | 15.7 mi |
| Swell Mountain | SE 140° | 1,004 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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, 5 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/984756700
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