Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 13 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 13 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 15 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knob: 0.3 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Flint Hill: 3.9 mi
- Clower Knob: 5.8 mi
- Coles Knob: 6.1 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park\: 0.9 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park -: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.3 mi
- Lynch Park: 1.4 mi
- Waid Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- JB Fishburn Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Destroyed Parking Lot as of 6/3/18: 18.4 mi
- Dan Wright Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 19.2 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 19.2 mi
- Caboose: 9.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 9.8 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 17.5 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 19.2 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 19.2 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 8.7 mi
- Roanoke Star: 17.7 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 19.3 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 19.3 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 24.2 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Explore Park: 16.6 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 19.0 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 19.5 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 18.7 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 19.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 19.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 19.3 mi
- The Solar Wind: 22.8 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 17.9 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Brush: 23.4 mi
- Beale Garden: 24.8 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 18.8 mi
- Camp Creek: 18.8 mi
- White Falls: 18.8 mi
- Calico Rock: 15.9 mi
- Cracker Point: 19.1 mi
- Spring Well #25: 14.0 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NW 316° | 1,083 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bent Mountain | NW 309° | 975 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | NW 309° | 972 m | 16.4 mi |
| Masons Knob | NW 324° | 961 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hemppatch Mountain | NW 316° | 935 m | 16.4 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | W 266° | 801 m | 14.0 mi |
| Turners Knob | WSW 249° | 763 m | 19.2 mi |
| Murray Knob | NNW 336° | 695 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/556881516
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- Roanoke · 19 mi
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