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The river is a highly productive aquatic ecosystem that includes distinct populations of native fish (many found nowhere else), mussels, crayfish, and a broad array of other aquatic life, including rare amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The riparian zone is the most biologically diverse part
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New River Gorge
National Park and Preserve is one of the most popular rock-climbing areas in the country. Within the park are over 1,400 established rock climbs. The cliffs at "The New" located just below the rim of the gorge are made up of a very hard Nuttall sandstone. The rock is very featured,
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New River Gorge
National Park and Preserve lies at the core of a globally significant forest containing the most diverse flora of any river gorge in central and southern Appalachia; it provides essential habitat for endangered mammals and rare birds and amphibians. The park contains habitats of
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Flowing water is the creative force shaping the geologic features of the New River Gorge, as the river continues to sculpt the longest and deepest river gorge in the
Appalachian Mountains. On display in the gorge, a variety of unique geologic features and processes exemplify the geology of the
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The Lower Gorge of the New River is a premier whitewater rafting location. The rapids, ranging in difficulty from class III to class V, are imposing and forceful, many of them obstructed by large boulders, which necessitate maneuvering in very powerful currents, crosscurrents, and hydraulics.
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that supports rare plants, animals, and communities. The waters provide a surprising variety and density of riverine hydrologic features and processes unparalleled in the
Eastern United States, including pools, backwaters, glides, runs, shoals, riffles, torrents, cascades, chutes, rapids and
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The New River Gorge region was opened up to the outside world in 1873 with the coming of the railroad. In the park, there are old railroad depots, rail yards, rail grades, steel and timber trestle bridges, railroad equipment, archeological sites and associated towns, like
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can be viewed throughout the park, including at the Canyon Rim
Visitor Center and the Long Point trail. The bridge is a highway and closed to pedestrians, though the company Bridge Walk is allowed to lead guided tours on the maintenance catwalk below the bridge.
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with an abundance of crack and face routes, and occasional large roofs. Almost all climbs are one pitch long and range from 30 to 120 feet (9.1 to 36.6 m) in height. The majority of the routes in the gorge are for advanced climbers in 5.10-5.12 range of the
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Fishing is one of the most popular activities on the New River. The diversity of fish in its waters makes the New River an excellent warm-water fishery. All visitors fishing must have a West
Virginia fishing license and follow state laws and regulations.
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of the park, and contains globally rare communities and essential habitat for several rare species. The New River is a dynamic aquatic ecosystem that supports smallmouth bass and other game fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants.
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The over 50 miles (80 km) of hiking trails in the park range from easy walks to more challenging hikes. Several trails following old railroad grades are open to bikes. There are eight primitive camping areas within the park.
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There are historically significant abandoned places, some in ruins and some stabilized and rehabilitated, where people worked and lived during the late 18th and 19th centuries, supplying the coal from the
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continuous forest, cliff and rimrock, forest seeps and wetlands, mature bottomland forests, abandoned mine portals (providing a refuge for rare species, including bats, amphibians, and the
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October. The upper part of the river offers somewhat less challenging class I to III rapids for whitewater canoeing.
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941:"New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Proposed Boundary: Map Number 637/163,199A"
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take-out, and is also one of the most popular climbing areas on the East Coast. The
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in West Virginia for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations."
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Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District
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Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District
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National park and preserve in West Virginia, United States
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to New River Gorge. They soar and dive near the cliffs.
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Sandstone Visitor Center near the south end of the park
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Valley from the Grandview portion of the national park
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Historic Bank of Glen Jean near the park headquarters
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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
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1219:Video of Whitewater rafting on the Lower New River
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3541:Protected areas of Summers County, West Virginia
3536:Protected areas of Raleigh County, West Virginia
3531:Protected areas of Fayette County, West Virginia
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491:(5.9) at Junkyard cliff in New River Gorge
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232:New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
223:New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
24:New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
1237:West Virginia Travel Planning Information
739:Prince Brothers General Store-Berry Store
870:Steelhammer, Rick (September 26, 2019).
782:Steelhammer, Rick (September 15, 2010).
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3551:Rivers of Raleigh County, West Virginia
3546:Rivers of Fayette County, West Virginia
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3324:National Preserves of the United States
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958:Averill, Graham (December 22, 2020).
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419:Diverse populations of birds such as
327:Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
242:designed to protect and maintain the
196:December 27, 2020, as a national park
3466:2020 establishments in West Virginia
3461:1978 establishments in West Virginia
1047:from the original on August 26, 2024
694:(adjoining West Virginia state park)
638:Depot, now a seasonal visitor center
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3526:Protected areas established in 2020
3521:Protected areas established in 1978
3486:Former state parks of West Virginia
3481:Climbing areas of the United States
3476:Canyons and gorges of West Virginia
2502:National parks of the United States
2261:West Virginia State Wildlife Center
362:fueled the nation's iron furnaces.
349:Endless Wall in the New River Gorge
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2455:West Virginia Division of Forestry
984:Baker, Amber (December 20, 2023).
599:Sandstone Falls from the boardwalk
312:Tooltip Public Law (United States)
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186:72,808 acres (294.64 km)
107:Show map of the United States
3471:Campgrounds in West Virginia
2543:Black Canyon of the Gunnison
1488:Laurel Fork South Wilderness
1483:Laurel Fork North Wilderness
1010:James, Megan (May 4, 2023).
433:north-south migratory flyway
254:. Established in 1978 as a
204:1,593,523 (in 2022)
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3491:National Coal Heritage Area
236:United States national park
140:Fayetteville, West Virginia
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1612:Carnifex Ferry Battlefield
838:www.americanwhitewater.org
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79:Show map of West Virginia
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1386:Spruce KnobāSeneca Rocks
748:Sandstone Visitor Center
410:black-bellied salamander
76:Map of the United States
2038:Huttonsville State Farm
945:Senate Energy Committee
876:Charleston Gazette-Mail
814:. National Park Service
755:Thurmond, West Virginia
502:Yosemite decimal system
489:Four sheets to the wind
387:Diverse flora and fauna
289:which continues to the
2293:Camp Mad Anthony Wayne
2178:Stonewall Jackson Lake
1783:Morgan Morgan Monument
1737:Watters Smith Memorial
1702:Stonewall Jackson Lake
1647:Greenbrier River Trail
1498:Otter Creek Wilderness
1424:National Trails System
561:New River Gorge Bridge
528:New River Gorge Bridge
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2648:Great Smoky Mountains
2303:James Rumsey Monument
2118:Pruntytown State Farm
1768:James Rumsey Monument
1677:North Bend Rail Trail
1587:Blennerhassett Island
1478:Dolly Sods Wilderness
1041:National Park Service
834:"American Whitewater"
714:Hawks Nest State Park
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457:Appalachian Mountains
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264:Hawks Nest State Park
252:Appalachian Mountains
213:National Park Service
167:37.96083Ā°N 81.08167Ā°W
3435:YukonāCharley Rivers
2313:Marland Heights Park
2228:Valley Bend Wetlands
1753:Booker T. Washington
1617:Cass Scenic Railroad
1607:Canaan Valley Resort
1508:Spice Run Wilderness
1473:Cranberry Wilderness
1468:Big Draft Wilderness
1206:West Virginia portal
796:on November 1, 2010.
337:with little change.
3390:Little River Canyon
3365:Gates of the Arctic
3355:Craters of the Moon
2653:Guadalupe Mountains
2608:Gates of the Arctic
2218:Upper Deckers Creek
2138:Shannondale Springs
2063:Little Indian Creek
1016:Addison Independent
920:The Washington Post
896:. December 21, 2020
453:New River Coalfield
356:Appalachian Plateau
209:Governing body
172:37.96083; -81.08167
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3340:Bering Land Bridge
2808:WrangellāSt. Elias
2783:Theodore Roosevelt
2428:Upper Shavers Fork
2403:Mount Porte Crayon
2093:Nathaniel Mountain
1928:Cecil H. Underwood
1923:Castleman Run Lake
1746:Former state parks
1442:National Preserves
1414:Ohio River Islands
789:Charleston Gazette
692:Babcock State Park
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406:eastern hellbender
398:Virginia big-eared
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275:whitewater rafting
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2113:Plum Orchard Lake
1988:Fairfox Pond-Rehe
1763:Grave Creek Mound
1717:Twin Falls Resort
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698:Bank of Glen Jean
539:, ascending, and
446:Human settlements
437:peregrine falcons
394:Allegheny woodrat
372:aquatic ecosystem
341:Geologic features
335:national preserve
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2123:R.D. Bailey Lake
1948:Conaway Run Lake
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2568:Channel Islands
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2588:Death Valley
2558:Capitol Reef
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2083:Moncove Lake
2073:Meadow River
2058:Lewis Wetzel
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1963:Dunkard Fork
1938:Cheat Canyon
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1868:Anawalt Lake
1816:Coopers Rock
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2798:White Sands
2683:Joshua Tree
2678:Isle Royale
2668:Hot Springs
2638:Great Basin
2633:Grand Teton
2623:Glacier Bay
2578:Crater Lake
2553:Canyonlands
2378:Brush Creek
2363:Conservancy
2328:Ritter Park
2203:Thorn Creek
2053:Laurel Lake
2028:Horse Creek
2003:Frozen Camp
1973:Edwards Run
1953:Cross Creek
1913:Burches Run
1878:Becky Creek
1801:Cabwaylingo
1722:Tygart Lake
1657:Holly River
1632:Chief Logan
1627:Cedar Creek
1549:State parks
1358:Monongahela
1173:www.nps.gov
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191:Established
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2778:Shenandoah
2723:Mesa Verde
2708:Lake Clark
2603:Everglades
2373:Bear Rocks
2298:Fries Park
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2078:Mill Creek
1998:Fox Forest
1848:management
1821:Greenbrier
1811:Camp Creek
1682:North Bend
1667:Lost River
1652:Hawks Nest
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1572:Beech Fork
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2183:Stumptown
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2133:Sand Hill
2068:McClintic
2023:Hillcrest
1983:Elk River
1978:Elk Creek
1958:Dents Run
1908:Bluestone
1898:Big Ditch
1858:Allegheny
1831:Kumbrabow
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1758:Grandview
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2233:Wallback
2208:Tug Fork
1903:Big Ugly
1846:Wildlife
1567:Beartown
1045:Archived
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636:Thurmond
473:Thurmond
465:Kay Moor
429:thrushes
240:preserve
201:Visitors
117:Location
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2768:Saguaro
2758:Redwood
2743:Olympic
2618:Glacier
2098:Panther
2043:The Jug
2018:Hilbert
2013:Handley
1826:Kanawha
1562:Babcock
1295:Federal
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297:History
250:in the
219:Website
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