Bald Face Mountain
Bald Face Mountain rises to 1,027 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 1,172 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,027 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- South River Overlook · 1 mi
- Hensley Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Greene County Park: 9.7 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 13.8 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 13.8 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 14.0 mi
- Dean Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Abrams Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 1.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 6.0 mi
- Five Tents: 8.3 mi
- CCC Camp: 9.6 mi
- Love: 18.7 mi
- James Madison: 19.6 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 19.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 19.7 mi
- James Madison statue: 19.7 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 17.4 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 18.7 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 0.8 mi
- South River Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 1.5 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- ISAT Patio: 19.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 19.1 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.6 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.4 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 23.6 mi
- Elkton Spring: 4.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lewis Spring: 9.4 mi
- Davids Spring: 10.4 mi
- Rockingham springs: 11.3 mi
- Fear Forest: 16.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 17.4 mi
- Luray Caverns: 18.7 mi
- The Garden Maze: 18.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 18.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 9.8 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 10.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 15.6 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 18.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 2.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 20.9 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 24.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 24.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bald Face Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork Mountain | NE 42° | 1,172 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hazeltop | NNE 30° | 1,149 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hightop | SSW 206° | 1,091 m | 4.5 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | NE 41° | 1,087 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bearfence Mountain | NE 36° | 1,083 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bush Mountain | NE 34° | 1,076 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,066 m | 6.2 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 47° | 1,061 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1498413 — Bald Face Mountain, Greene County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586140
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 8 mi
- Charlottesville · 25 mi
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