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Bald Rock

Bald Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Rock rises to 1,187 m in Virginia. Second Peak stands 1,476 m to the west-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Rock Ridge, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71623, -81.29593

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Waterfalls: 9
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Big Walker Lookout: 23.1 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Bald Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Second PeakWSW 249°1,476 m9.7 mi
High RockSE 145°1,418 m4.4 mi
Buck MountainSE 145°1,417 m4.4 mi
First PeakWSW 245°1,405 m9.6 mi
The PinnacleESE 115°1,380 m7.9 mi
Point Lookout MountainESE 115°1,380 m7.9 mi
Iron MountainNW 320°1,359 m2.9 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakSE 132°1,356 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583453

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