Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · National Park Service
Gaze upon the Blue Ridge Mountains from Hazeltop Ridge Overlook. The view from this overlook stretches from the northwest to the southwest.
Hazeltop Ridge Overlook sits at 3,267 feet along Skyline Drive, facing 330 degrees toward the northwest. The terrain drops 457 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving a sense of the ridge falling away below the view, which stretches from the northwest to the southwest across the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the north, Huckleberry Cliff rises to 2,951 feet at one mile, with Naked Creek Falls visible at the same distance and direction, sitting at 2,692 feet. Naked Creek Overlook lies north-northeast at 1.1 miles and 3,282 feet, with Tanners Ridge Overlook further along at 2.7 miles and 3,477 feet, and Blackrock Overlook beyond that at 3.5 miles and 3,689 feet. Devils Tanyard is visible to the west-northwest at 4.1 miles, elevation 2,823 feet. Harrisonburg lies 22.4 miles to the west, Charlottesville 31.1 miles south, and Staunton 40.4 miles southwest. Naked Creek Overlook is the previous stop along the drive, with The Point Overlook next.

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 19:26 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 19:13 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:57 | 16:15 |
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Gaze upon the Blue Ridge Mountains from Hazeltop Ridge Overlook. The view from this overlook stretches from the northwest to the southwest.
Hazeltop Ridge Overlook sits at about 3,267 feet (996 m).
From Hazeltop Ridge Overlook: Huckleberry Cliff (N, 1.0 mi); Naked Creek Falls (N, 1.0 mi); Naked Creek Overlook (NNE, 1.1 mi); Tanners Ridge Overlook (NNE, 2.7 mi).
Harrisonburg, 22 miles W of Hazeltop Ridge Overlook.
The Point Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Hazeltop Ridge Overlook.
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