Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bald Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bald Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.42570, -78.81640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bald Mountain

• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~6 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~22 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~28 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~40 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~42 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~46 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~46 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bald Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bald Mountain

• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~75 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~93 km · Must-see

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