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Blackwater Canyon is a rugged, heavily wooded, eight-mile (13 km) long gorge carved by the Blackwater River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. For many years, it has been the object of controversy as environmental activists have contended with industrial (power, timber, development) interests over its ultimate status.
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, US. The centerpiece of the park is Blackwater Falls, a 62-foot (19 m) cascade where the Blackwater River leaves its leisurely course in Canaan Valley and enters rugged Blackwater Canyon. It is among the most photographed venues in the state and ...
The firestorm deaths occurred on the west slopes of Clayton Mountain, approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) south by trail into the canyon. [3] [4] The canyon consists of numerous ravines and small ridges, which form a washboard landscape shaped by extensive erosion of the volcanic igneous rock that constitutes the Absaroka Range. [5]
The entire course and drainage area of the Blackwater lie within Tucker County. [6] It rises on Canaan Mountain at an elevation of 3,594 feet (1,095 m) [1] and initially meanders north-northeastwardly through the wetlands of Canaan Valley, passing through the Canaan Valley Resort State Park and the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, [6] and collecting two short tributaries known as the ...
This line, famous for its Black Water Grade in Blackwater Canyon, became an important part of the Western Maryland's success until its eventual abandonment in the 1970s. [citation needed] In 1927, the WM purchased the Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk Railroad, which ran from Cheat Junction, on the Durbin sub, to Bergoo. This line became the GC&E ...
The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run [1] as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia.They are within Blackwater Falls State Park [3] 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.
Greenbrier River Trail: a 77-mile (124 km) rail trail that goes through pristine eastern West Virginia; Harrison County Bike and Hike Rail-Trail: a 7-mile (11 km) rail trail that goes through Clarksburg and Harrison County; Hawks Nest Rail-Trail; Lime Rock Rail-Trail: a 4-mile (6.4 km) rail trail through Blackwater Canyon in Tucker County
The tower provides 360-degree views of the surrounding area including the Cheat River watershed, Parsons, Blackwater Canyon, Canaan Mountain, Backbone Mountain and the Otter Creek Wilderness. Olson Tower is named after Ernst B. Olson in recognition of 28 years of fire control and conservation program service to Monongahela National Forest .