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Bald Alley Bluff

Bald Alley Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Alley Bluff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 406 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Otter House Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 5.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64371, -82.45959

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Carrollwood Forest Sign: 5.3 mi
  • Weber City Recreation Complex: 5.5 mi
  • R P Kane Athletic Field: 6.4 mi
  • Grogan Park: 7.3 mi
  • Indian Springs Ballfields: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Anderson Block House Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Coach Harry Fry: 6.2 mi
  • Dickson Elementary School: 8.1 mi
  • Battle of Kingsport: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Scout Dedication: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 14
Attractions: 8
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 10.8 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 12.5 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 14.6 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 15.8 mi
  • Bristol Caverns: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 21.2 mi
  • Junaluska: 22.4 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Abrams Falls: 11.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Bald Alley Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNNW 331°1,288 m19.6 mi
Eagle KnobNNW 335°1,196 m19.1 mi
Camp RockNNW 332°1,188 m18.5 mi
Little MountainNNW 330°1,130 m19.0 mi
Bowling KnobWNW 297°1,075 m20.5 mi
Huff RockNW 320°1,070 m18.9 mi
Brushy KnobNNW 341°1,043 m17.3 mi
Robinson KnobNNW 345°1,004 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1220:1420:52
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3916:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673777670584740
Precip in3.94.04.14.03.83.75.03.83.02.43.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsport, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356559954

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