Bald Hill
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
- 12.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.6 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Hill: 1.2 mi
- McKenney Hill: 2.2 mi
- Shoal Hill: 2.4 mi
- Striped Rock: 2.8 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 7.0 mi
- Crouse Park: 7.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Felts Park: 13.8 mi
- 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
- Caudill Cabin: 12.8 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 13.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 13.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 17.6 mi
- Listening Rock: 19.1 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 12.6 mi
- Devils Garden: 13.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 13.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 23.2 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 19.2 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.9 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 23.3 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 16.6 mi
- Elk Shoals: 22.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | NW 307° | 1,418 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 307° | 1,417 m | 6.0 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | N 357° | 1,380 m | 3.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 357° | 1,380 m | 3.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | NW 317° | 1,356 m | 4.8 mi |
| High Knob | NW 321° | 1,266 m | 11.0 mi |
| Big Ridge | NW 318° | 1,259 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bald Rock Ridge | NW 317° | 1,237 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
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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