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Big Walker Lookout is a 100 feet (30 m) observation tower located in the Blue Ridge Highlands Region atop Big Walker Mountain in Bland County, Virginia.
Big Walker Lookout
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Big Walker Lookout sits atop Big Walker Mountain in Bland County, Virginia, along the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway, at an elevation of 3,496 feet. The site includes a 100-foot observation tower, and the terrain drops 711 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, with the view facing 150 degrees toward the south-southeast. Visible peaks include Big Bend to the east-southeast at 3.0 miles, Griffith Knob to the south-southeast at 3.2 miles, Browns Peak to the south-southwest at 3.7 miles, and Little Walker Mountain to the southeast at 4.2 miles. The Dark Hollow Picnic Area lies to the south-southeast at 4.9 miles. More distant peaks include Stuart Mountain, Sand Mountain, Chimney Rocks, and High Rocks, all located to the south-southeast or southeast between 12.7 and 13.2 miles away. Bluefield is 15.5 miles to the north, with Pulaski 24.7 miles east and Radford 36.5 miles east. Sunrise and sunset times vary seasonally, ranging from a 6:06 a.m. sunrise in June to a 7:35 a.m. sunrise in December, with sunsets between 5:12 p.m. and 8:49 p.m. depending on the time of year.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
3,496 ft
View
Southeast · 150°
Relief
711 ft drop
In view
9 named features
What you’re looking at
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
- Big Bend3,956 fteast-southeast · 3.0 mi
- Griffith Knob3,754 ftsouth-southeast · 3.2 mi
- Browns Peak3,405 ftsouth-southwest · 3.7 mi
- Little Walker Mountain3,333 ftsoutheast · 4.2 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area2,459 ftsouth-southeast · 4.9 mi
- Stuart Mountain3,246 ftsouth-southeast · 12.7 mi
- Sand Mountain3,032 ftsouth-southeast · 12.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks3,305 ftsoutheast · 12.9 mi
- High Rocks3,630 ftsoutheast · 13.2 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:37 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:49 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 19:24 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 17:12 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.
Where it is
- Bluefield15.5 mi north
- Pulaski24.7 mi east
- Radford36.5 mi east
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How high is Big Walker Lookout?
Big Walker Lookout sits at about 3,496 feet (1,066 m).
What can you see from Big Walker Lookout?
From Big Walker Lookout: Big Bend (ESE, 3.0 mi); Griffith Knob (SSE, 3.2 mi); Browns Peak (SSW, 3.7 mi); Little Walker Mountain (SE, 4.2 mi).
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Bluefield, 16 miles N of Big Walker Lookout.
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