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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 1,124 m in Virginia. Flagpole Knob stands 1,336 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Feedstone Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1124 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.58901, -79.05948

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 12
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Raven Rocks: 13.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 20.6 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 23.6 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 23.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Fear Forest: 20.8 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 21.5 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 22.4 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.0 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole KnobSW 231°1,336 m8.7 mi
Slate Springs MountainSW 231°1,332 m8.8 mi
Bother KnobSW 236°1,323 m10.0 mi
High KnobWSW 257°1,246 m6.2 mi
Dundore MountainSW 225°1,244 m5.8 mi
Cow KnobNNW 347°1,231 m7.3 mi
Meadow KnobSW 222°1,184 m7.7 mi
Oak KnobSSW 209°1,175 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499079 — Bald Knob, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586543

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