Blackwater Falls
Blackwater Falls is a waterfall in Tucker, West Virginia and has an elevation of 3,022 feet. Blackwater Falls is situated nearby to the locality Pendleton, as well as near Francis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elakala Falls.
Elakala Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Forest Wander, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia. They are within Blackwater Falls State Park and are quite popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall, and the relatively low traffic of the other waterfalls in the series.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davis and Douglas.
Davis
Photo: Forest Wander, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Davis is a city in the Potomac Highlands region of West Virginia. The area around Davis is noted for the Canaan Valley, Timberline and the region's caverns, Blackwater Falls State Park, the pretty mountain town of Thomas, and the Monongahela National Forest.
Douglas
Hamlet
Douglas is an unincorporated community and coal town on the North Fork Blackwater River in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as Albert, the community's name was changed to Douglas by an official Board on Geographic Names decision in 1965. Douglas is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackwater Falls.
Coketon
Hamlet
Coketon is an unincorporated community and coal town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Coketon lies at the confluence of Snyder Run and the North Fork Blackwater River, south of the town of Thomas. Coketon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blackwater Falls.
Blackwater Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Also known as: “Blackwater Falls State Park”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tucker, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.11351° or 39° 6′ 49″ northLongitude
-79.48301° or 79° 28′ 59″ westElevation
3,022 feet (921 metres)Height
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87F24G78+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2325001906OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
4799464
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In Other Languages
“Blackwater Falls” goes by many names.
- French: “Parc d’État de Blackwater Falls”
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