Bare Rock
Bare Rock rises to 501 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the south-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterey Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 501 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 15.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 19.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 8 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 12 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 20 mi
- White Rocks · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monterey Peak: 0.3 mi
- Wildcat Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 0.8 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 2.9 mi
- Valley View Manor: 5.8 mi
- St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 7.5 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 7.6 mi
- Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 7.6 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Solit farm: 2.2 mi
- Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 2.2 mi
- Old Banjamin Flagpoles: 2.2 mi
- Red Run Park: 2.8 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 0.9 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 4.9 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 8.1 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 8.3 mi
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 11.8 mi
- Browns Spring: 0.9 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 3.5 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 6.1 mi
- Travelers Spring: 6.9 mi
- Pearl Spring: 6.9 mi
- 42 West: 5.9 mi
- St. Francis: 7.4 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.5 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 7.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 13.6 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 11.2 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 18.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 11.7 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 11.9 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 14.6 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 7.7 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 21.7 mi
- Four Square Garden: 21.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 1.3 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 20.8 mi
- Tartown: 5.0 mi
- Harmony Grove: 20.7 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 8.1 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- Beach Front: 2.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Bare Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | SSW 213° | 654 m | 4.3 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNW 347° | 637 m | 6.1 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | N 358° | 593 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Knob | N 10° | 573 m | 7.4 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | S 179° | 572 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNW 345° | 570 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pivot Rock | NNW 346° | 563 m | 8.2 mi |
| High Rock | SW 218° | 559 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357276101
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 7 mi
- Thurmont · 9 mi
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Hagerstown · 15 mi
- Chambersburg · 17 mi
- Boonsboro · 19 mi
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