Bolar Mountain Picnic Area
Bolar Mountain Picnic Area is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the east-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
Campsites are divided into three loops, the first of which has many sites with electric hookups. Picnic tables, lantern posts and campfire rings with grills are provided. Drinking water, flush toilets and showers are among the amenities at the campground.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.1 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Hill: 0.5 mi
- Coles Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 5.3 mi
- High Top: 5.9 mi
- Morris Hill: 5.9 mi
- Coles Point: 2.5 mi
- Lake Sherwood Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Reservoir Park: 12.8 mi
- Covington Historic District: 13.3 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 13.4 mi
- Grose Spring: 7.1 mi
- Blowing Springs: 7.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 8.8 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 14.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 17.9 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 8.1 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 9.7 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 10.1 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 23.8 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 23.9 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 12.0 mi
- Callie Furnace: 16.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 16.8 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 19.5 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 13.5 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 14.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 16.8 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 13.1 mi
- Beartown State Park: 17.3 mi
- Lake Robertson: 23.2 mi
- Sunset: 15.0 mi
- Mill Run: 16.1 mi
- Brink: 22.7 mi
- Alum Springs: 23.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.2 mi
- The Bunker: 23.0 mi
- High Point: 21.9 mi
- Piney Point: 22.4 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 13.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Bolar Mountain Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | ESE 123° | 1,293 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Knob | SSE 166° | 1,237 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 164° | 1,179 m | 10.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 92° | 1,170 m | 8.9 mi |
| House Rock | ENE 58° | 1,137 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bonner Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,121 m | 13.7 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,115 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Top | N 4° | 1,111 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gathright DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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