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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 838 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
838 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61151, -81.16370

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Waterfalls: 12
  • Incredible Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 13.8 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Widows Falls: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 21.5 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNW 307°1,418 m6.0 mi
Buck MountainNW 307°1,417 m6.0 mi
Point Lookout MountainN 357°1,380 m3.9 mi
The PinnacleN 357°1,380 m3.9 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakNW 317°1,356 m4.8 mi
High KnobNW 321°1,266 m11.0 mi
Big RidgeNW 318°1,259 m6.9 mi
Bald Rock RidgeNW 317°1,237 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499077 — Bald Hill, Grayson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586539

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