New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

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national park national preserve protected area

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is a rugged Appalachian river canyon in West Virginia renowned for its dramatic sandstone cliffs, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and the iconic New River Gorge Bridge.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
New River Gorge 7
New River Gorge region 4
Grandview area of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
national preserve ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
bridgeSpans New River Gorge Bridge ⓘ
bridgeUse U.S. Route 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian Plateau canyons

New River ⓘ
New River Gorge Bridge ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designationType National Preserves ⓘ
surface form: National Park and Preserve
ecosystem Appalachian hardwood forest ⓘ
established 2020 ⓘ
feature cliff lines popular for climbing ⓘ
rugged river canyon ⓘ
steep gorge walls ⓘ
geology conglomerate ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasPortionDesignatedAs national park ⓘ
national preserve ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor New River Gorge Bridge ⓘ
base jumping events ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
sandstone cliffs ⓘ
scenic river canyon ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: New River Gorge

West Virginia ⓘ
managedBy United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
nearestCity Beckley, West Virginia ⓘ
Fayetteville, West Virginia ⓘ
offersActivity camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf United States National Park System ⓘ
surface form: National Park System
previousDesignation New River Gorge National Park and Preserve self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: New River Gorge National River
previousDesignationEstablished 1978 ⓘ
recreationSeason year-round ⓘ
river New River ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
USStateRegion southern West Virginia ⓘ
whitewaterClassificationRange Class III–V rapids ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fayette County → contains → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayette County, West Virginia
this entity surface form: New River Gorge
Fayette County → contains → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayette County, West Virginia
Raleigh County, West Virginia → contains → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge region
Raleigh County, West Virginia → contains → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grandview area of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
West Virginia → contains → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Eastern United States → containsNationalPark → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Summers County, West Virginia → containsProtectedArea → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (partial)
Summers County → hasFeature → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge region
Fayetteville → hasNearbyClimbingArea → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia
this entity surface form: New River Gorge climbing areas
Fayetteville → hasNearbyNationalPark → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Fayetteville → hasNearbyProtectedArea → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Southern West Virginia → hasProtectedArea → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → locatedIn → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge
Fayetteville → locatedNear → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia
this entity surface form: New River Gorge
Oak Hill → locatedNear → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Oak Hill, West Virginia
this entity surface form: New River Gorge
Beckley, West Virginia → near → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Oak Hill, West Virginia → near → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Oak Hill, West Virginia → near → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge
Oak Hill → nearbyAttraction → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Oak Hill, West Virginia
West Virginia Route 20 → passesNear → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge region
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → previousDesignation → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge National River
Oak Hill, West Virginia → region → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge region
Cardinal (train) → scenicFeature → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge
Cardinal (train) → via → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: New River Gorge