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Bacon Hollow Overlook

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Looking south from Bacon Hollow Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
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Bacon Hollow Overlook sits at 2,439 feet along Skyline Drive, facing south (180°) over terrain that drops 860 feet within 600 meters. The view opens over a broad hollow that descends toward the Piedmont, the rolling, rural region of central Virginia lying between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Coastal Plains. Brokenback Mountain is visible to the south-southeast at 4.8 miles, with an elevation of 1,748 feet, and Harris Mountain lies to the south at 6.1 miles, at 1,208 feet. Harrisonburg is 17.9 miles west-northwest, Charlottesville is 21.0 miles south-southeast, and Staunton is 29.1 miles west-southwest. Sandy Bottom Overlook precedes this stop, and Eaton Hollow Overlook follows it. Sunrise and sunset times vary by season, ranging from a 05:52 sunrise at the June solstice to a 07:28 sunrise at the December solstice, with sunset times spanning from 16:58 in December to 20:42 in June. Maintenance of this overlook's view is funded by Greene County and by Hugh and Temple Joyce through the Shenandoah National Park Trust's Adopt an Overlook program.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
2,439 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
860 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
A view over brush into a narrow valley that extends to the horizon.
National Park Service · Public domain (NPS) · NPS
View south along Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive just south of the Bacon Hollow Overlook in Greene County, Virginia
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View southeast from the Bacon Hollow Overlook along Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive in Greene County, Virginia
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View east-southeast from the Bacon Hollow Overlook along Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive in Greene County, Virginia
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View south-southeast from the Bacon Hollow Overlook along Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive in Greene County, Virginia
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View south-southwest from the Bacon Hollow Overlook along Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive in Greene County, Virginia
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Brokenback Mountain1,748 ftsouth-southeast · 4.8 mi
  • Harris Mountain1,208 ftsouth · 6.1 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1919:2618:52
June solstice05:5220:4220:02
September equinox07:0319:1318:38
December solstice07:2816:5816:16

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Harrisonburg17.9 mi west-northwest
  • Charlottesville21.0 mi south-southeast
  • Staunton29.1 mi west-southwest
← Before it: Sandy Bottom OverlookAfter it: Eaton Hollow Overlook →
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Bacon Hollow Overlook · National Park Service

Facing south from an elevation of 2,455 ft (748 m), the view from Bacon Hollow Overlook stretches out over a broad hollow that descends to the Piedmont in the distance. The Piedmont is the central region of Virginia between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Coastal Plains. Literally meaning foothills, the Piedmont region is known for its rolling hills and rural character.

Maintenance of this view funded Greene County and Hugh and Temple Joyce through the Shenandoah National Park Trust Adopt an Overlook program.

Read it at National Park Service →
Common questions

How high is Bacon Hollow Overlook?

Bacon Hollow Overlook sits at about 2,439 feet (743 m).

What can you see from Bacon Hollow Overlook?

From Bacon Hollow Overlook: Brokenback Mountain (SSE, 4.8 mi); Harris Mountain (S, 6.1 mi).

What is the nearest town to Bacon Hollow Overlook?

Harrisonburg, 18 miles WNW of Bacon Hollow Overlook.

What is the next lookout after Bacon Hollow Overlook?

Eaton Hollow Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Bacon Hollow Overlook.

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