Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 309 m in Virginia. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 309 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Kyles Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Cove Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Gunner Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Pruetts Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 3.5 mi
- Raine Monument: 3.6 mi
- Clay Pipe Kiln: 13.5 mi
- Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 13.5 mi
- Old Turntable Location: 17.3 mi
- Abbitt Park: 5.0 mi
- Ruritan Park: 8.5 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 12.4 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 15.5 mi
- Civitan Park: 15.9 mi
- The American Civil War Museum: 3.8 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 4.9 mi
- Housewright House: 16.6 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 17.2 mi
- LOVE: 17.5 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 17.7 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 17.8 mi
- Lynchbug: 17.8 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 17.8 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 18.0 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 18.0 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 18.1 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 18.1 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 18.3 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Point of Honor: 17.9 mi
- VUL Sign: 18.5 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 18.9 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 18.9 mi
- Featherfin: 14.1 mi
- James River at Wingina: 15.5 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 15.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 16.8 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 18.8 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 14.4 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Row Mountain | WNW 295° | 876 m | 22.6 mi |
| Shady Mountain | NW 305° | 687 m | 22.9 mi |
| Naked Mountain | N 358° | 607 m | 22.6 mi |
| Peebles Mountain | N 355° | 556 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 302° | 549 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 304° | 548 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pedlar Mountain | NW 305° | 539 m | 22.1 mi |
| Richardson Mountain | NW 308° | 511 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appomattox, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499081 — Bald Mountain, Appomattox County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586547
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 18 mi
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