Big Bald Knob
Big Bald Knob rises to 1,260 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gordons Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1260 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 23.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gordons Peak: 1.1 mi
- Hardscrabble Knob: 1.5 mi
- Tearjacket Knob: 1.7 mi
- Freezland Flat: 1.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.1 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 12.4 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 12.4 mi
- Deerfield Park: 12.6 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Highland Park: 15.7 mi
- Hiner Spring: 1.5 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 4.0 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 8.1 mi
- Castle Spring: 10.7 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 11.3 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 5.5 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 5.6 mi
- Cannon: 17.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Highland County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 15.9 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 17.5 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 18.5 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 18.8 mi
- Staunton: 18.7 mi
- Chodo IX: 18.8 mi
- Watering Can: 19.0 mi
- Flower Pots: 19.0 mi
- James Madison statue: 23.6 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 15.8 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 17.0 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 17.9 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 18.8 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 20.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 23.9 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 24.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 9.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 24.5 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 15.6 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 19.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 19.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 20.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 13.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 18.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Big Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | S 184° | 1,358 m | 13.1 mi |
| Reddish Knob | NNE 22° | 1,338 m | 8.0 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | NNE 30° | 1,336 m | 12.3 mi |
| Barren Rock | WNW 291° | 1,335 m | 11.9 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,332 m | 12.2 mi |
| Freezland Flat | W 260° | 1,325 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bother Knob | NNE 24° | 1,323 m | 11.5 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 39° | 1,320 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:19 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499132 — Big Bald Knob, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586572
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