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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,074 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Craig County, Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q49010208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1074 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.61513, -80.03644

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 13
  • Craig County Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 11.9 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 12.3 mi
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 18.1 mi
  • Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 7
  • Thomas Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Beaverdam Falls: 11.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 11.4 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 11.6 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Beale Garden: 18.8 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich Patch MountainsNE 42°1,120 m7.8 mi
Sinking Creek MountainSW 216°1,117 m15.3 mi
Hanging RockWSW 248°1,102 m9.6 mi
Earn KnobSSW 214°1,097 m14.4 mi
Nicholls KnobNNE 11°1,084 m3.4 mi
Montgomery KnobNE 41°1,081 m8.3 mi
Mud Run MountainNNE 18°1,067 m6.5 mi
Fork MountainNNE 21°1,039 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice06:0020:0720:46
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3216:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570296

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