Canaan Heights, West Virginia

Canaan Heights
Unincorporated community
Canaan Heights Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Canaan Heights Canaan Heights (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°5′53″N79°25′50″W / 39.09806°N 79.43056°W / 39.09806; -79.43056
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Tucker
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Canaan Heights is an unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Canaan Heights is located on West Virginia Route 32, south of Davis.^{[ citation needed ]}

As of 2006, it had a large, mature plantation of Norway spruce ( Picea abies ). ^[1]

In May 2023, Canaan Heights reported 20.3 inches of snowfall, the largest May snowstorm recorded in the history of West Virginia. ^[2]

References

1. Menzel, Jennifer M.; Ford, W. M.; Edwards, John W.; Terry, Tamara M. (2006). "Home Range and Habitat use of the Vulnerable Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys Sabrinus Fuscus in the Central Appalachian Mountains, USA". Oryx. 40 (2): 204–210. doi:10.1017/S0030605306000494. ProQuest   222306160.
2. Livingston, Ian (May 3, 2023). "West Virginia sees biggest May snowfall on record with up to 20 inches". The Washington Post (Online). ProQuest   2808766366 . Retrieved December 28, 2024.