Mystery Hole

Mystery Hole is a roadside attraction in Ansted, West Virginia, near Hawks Nest State Park and Cathedral Falls in West Virginia. The attraction was created by Donald Wilson in 1973.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hawks Nest State Park.

Park

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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.

Nearby places include Cotton Hill and Chimney Corner.

Hamlet

Cotton Hill is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Hamlet

Chimney Corner is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Chimney Corner is located at the junction of U.S. Route 60 and West Virginia Route 16, 3.5 miles southeast of Gauley Bridge.

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.

Latitude

38.12375° or 38° 7′ 26″ north

Longitude

-81.14102° or 81° 8′ 28″ west

Open location code

86CW4VF5+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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