Headless Wall

Headless Wall: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Headless Wall

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Headless Wall — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.09460, -81.09545. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Headless Wall

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~5 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~20 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~28 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~28 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine · museum · Raleigh · ~44 km · Must-see
• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~46 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Chapel · church · Kanawha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cottle Knob · viewpoint · Nicholas · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Headless Wall

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Headless Wall

• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~46 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cottle Knob · viewpoint · Nicholas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Keeney Knob · viewpoint · Summers · ~62 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Sugars · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~75 km · Must-see
• Weaver Knob · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~78 km · Must-see

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