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New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls

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Elevation, modelled
393 m
Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
Keeney Knob1,195 m · 10.9 mi
Nearest byway
Farm Heritage Road14.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
37.7594, -80.9042
New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls from directly overhead

New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 393 m. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandstone Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 15 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobE 85°1,195 m10.9 mi
Red Spring MountainE 82°1,169 m10.4 mi
Sassafras KnobE 93°1,116 m8.5 mi
Boggs KnobNNE 31°1,102 m13.0 mi
Ballengee KnobE 95°1,095 m7.8 mi
Elk KnobESE 110°1,078 m7.1 mi
Walnut KnobNNW 348°1,049 m10.3 mi
Bald KnobE 99°1,047 m7.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0320:1020:50
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3616:2817:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556472757468564537
Precip in3.12.93.73.74.63.84.23.63.12.62.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 8 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).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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