Gauley Junction Dam
Gauley Junction Dam is a dam in Fayette, West Virginia. Gauley Junction Dam is situated nearby to Hawks Nest State Park, as well as near the hamlet Cotton Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hawk Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawks Nest State Park and Mystery Hole.
Hawks Nest State Park
Park
Photo: NKS22, Public domain.
Hawks Nest State Park is located on 370 acres in Fayette County near Ansted, West Virginia. The park's clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River, some 750 feet below.
Mystery Hole
Mystery Hole is located in Ansted, West Virginia, near Hawks Nest State Park and Cathedral Falls in West Virginia. Mystery Hole was founded by Donald Wilson in 1973. Mystery Hole is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Gauley Junction Dam.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawks Nest and Cotton Hill.
Hawks Nest
Hamlet
Hawk's Nest, the site of Hawks Nest State Park, is a peak on Gauley Mountain in Ansted, West Virginia, United States. The cliffs at this point rise 585 ft above the New River.
Cotton Hill
Hamlet
Cotton Hill is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Bachman
Hamlet
Bachman is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Gauley Junction Dam
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.11915° or 38° 7′ 9″ northLongitude
-81.13053° or 81° 7′ 50″ westElevation
787 feet (240 metres)Open location code
86CW4V99+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 263782206OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Gauley Junction Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gauley Junction Dam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as MacDougal and Chimney Corner.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hawk’s Nest Lodge and Cotton Hill Parking.
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