Bald Rock
Bald Rock rises to 711 m in Virginia. Point Lookout Mountain stands 1,380 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoneman Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49010295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 711 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 14 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoneman Hill: 0.6 mi
- Toby Knob: 0.8 mi
- Farmers Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Round Top: 3.6 mi
- Stevens Knob: 4.5 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Dannelly Park: 4.0 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 5.0 mi
- Felts Park: 6.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 9.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Incredible Falls: 23.4 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 23.4 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Crooked Creek: 9.4 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 19.0 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 20.0 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 6.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 11.8 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 21.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 18.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 23.8 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 2.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 13.1 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 19.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 9.4 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Waterfront: 21.8 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Bald Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lookout Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,380 m | 13.3 mi |
| Horse Heaven | WNW 284° | 1,175 m | 11.1 mi |
| Perkins Knob | W 275° | 1,171 m | 10.3 mi |
| Jones Knob | WNW 281° | 1,163 m | 7.0 mi |
| High Knob | W 274° | 1,150 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,123 m | 13.0 mi |
| High Rocks | NNW 331° | 1,111 m | 12.8 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | W 262° | 1,102 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494821 — Bald Rock, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583277
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 25 mi
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