Hawks Nest
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hawk’s Nest”, “Hawks Nest, West Virginia”, “Hawksnest”, “Marshall’s Pillar”, and “Marshalls Pillar”
Places of Interest
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaymont and Bachman.
Gaymont
Hamlet
Gaymont or Camont is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Bachman
Hamlet
Bachman is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Cotton Hill
Hamlet
Cotton Hill is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Hawks Nest
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.11594° or 38° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
-81.11705° or 81° 7′ 1″ westElevation
863 feet (263 metres)Open location code
86CW4V8M+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 153954044OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Hawks Nest” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hawks Nest, West Virginia”
- Dutch: “Hawks Nest”
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Highlights include Lover’s Leap Lookout and Hawk’s Nest Overlook.
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