Cabins
In keeping with the coal heritage of Buchanan County, Va., where Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure is located, each of our cabins is named after a coal seam found in the region. Below you will find a brief description of that history, information about individual cabin amenities and bed configurations, as well as interior and exterior photos of each cabin.
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Cabin One – Elkhorn -- features two sets of full-size bunk beds and a full-size loft bed, making it capable of sleeping up to 10. A kitchenette is equipped with a microwave, K-cup coffee maker and small refrigerator. The cabin has its own bathroom with a shower. Linens and towels are provided. A picnic table, rocking chairs on the porch and a fire ring complete the outdoor living area.
Elkhorn is named after the Lower Elkhorn coal seam which is also found in neighboring Pike County, Ky. The seam extends into Buchanan County. The Elkhorn seam occurs intermittently along ridge top crests and has been recovered more in the far northern and western parts of Buchanan County through surface mining ridge removal operations. Mineable seam thicknesses are generally around three feet. Utilization of Elkhorn seam coal has been primarily in steam coal markets which generate electricity and the industrial fuel products sector. |
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Cabin Two – Clintwood -- features two sets of full-size bunk beds and a full-size loft bed, making it capable of sleeping up to 10. A kitchenette is equipped with a microwave, K-cup coffee maker and small refrigerator. The cabin has its own bathroom with a shower. Linens and towels are provided. A picnic table, rocking chairs on the porch and a fire ring complete the outdoor living area.
Clintwood is named after the Clintwood coal seam, one of the earliest seams developed for mining in Buchanan County. Development followed the establishment of the railroad here. It was named for the Town of Clintwood in neighboring Dickenson County where its first outcrop was initially identified. It is known locally to be up to seven feet in thickness. Utilization of Clintwood seam coal has been primarily directed to high quality metallurgical coke manufacture which in turn is used in the production of steel. |
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Cabin Three – Eagle -- features one set of queen size bunk beds; a twin-size sleeper sofa; and a full-size bed in the loft area, making it capable of sleeping up to seven. A kitchenette is equipped with a microwave, K-cup coffee maker and small refrigerator. The cabin has its own bathroom with a shower. Linens and towels are provided. A picnic table, rocking chairs on the porch and a fire ring complete the outdoor living area.
Eagle is named after the Eagle Seam in Buchanan County. The seam was first located in Fayette County, WV, and has measures of four to five feet in thickness. Eagle seam development in Buchanan County generally involved secondary operations during the 1940s and 1950s following initial development of the Clintwood seam. Although some Eagle seam product has been used in metallurgical coking blends which is then used to produce steel, its primary use has been as a steam coal to generate electricity and as an industrial fuel product. |
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Cabin Four – Blair -- features two sets of full-size bunk beds and a full-size loft bed, making it capable of sleeping up to 10. A kitchenette is equipped with a microwave, K-cup coffee maker and small refrigerator. The cabin has its own bathroom with a shower. Linens and towels are provided. A picnic table, rocking chairs on the porch and a fire ring complete the outdoor living area.
Blair is named after the Blair coal seam which is also found in nearby Wise County, Va. In Buchanan County, the Blair seam is known to reach mineable thicknesses of three to four feet. Development of the Blair seam was widespread in the 1970s and 1980s with the advent of more efficient coal processing and cleaning technologies. Utilization of Blair seam coal has been almost exclusively in steam coal markets for the production of electricity. |
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Cabin Five – Glamorgan -- features one set of queen size bunk beds; a twin-size sleeper sofa; and a full-size bed in the loft area, making it capable of sleeping up to seven. A kitchenette is equipped with a microwave, K-cup coffee maker and small refrigerator. The cabin has its own bathroom with a shower. Linens and towels are provided. A picnic table, rocking chairs on the porch and a fire ring complete the outdoor living area.
Glamorgan is named after the Glamorgan community in nearby Wise County, Va. In Buchanan County, the seam thicknesses are two to three feet with earliest development of the seam occurring here in the 1970s and 1980s through surface mining operations associated with the overlying Blair and Eagle seams. Utilization of Glamorgan seam coal has been in metallurgical coke manufacture which in turn is used in the production of steel. |
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