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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 1,293 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bath County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1293 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92429, -79.85200

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Coles Point: 6.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Linden Park: 7.1 mi
  • Smith Creek Hiking Trail: 7.4 mi
  • Clifton Forge School of the Arts Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 8
Springs: 7
  • Sand Springs: 1.8 mi
  • Grose Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobSW 218°1,237 m6.6 mi
Bald KnobSSW 213°1,179 m6.5 mi
Brushy MountainNE 35°1,170 m4.6 mi
House RockNNE 28°1,137 m13.4 mi
Bonner MountainNNE 27°1,121 m12.3 mi
High TopNNW 329°1,111 m11.6 mi
Warm Springs MountainNNE 27°1,089 m5.4 mi
Oliver MountainW 263°1,088 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice05:5820:0720:46
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3216:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717063534234
Precip in3.63.14.34.34.74.34.23.64.13.13.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583449

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