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Bare Rock

Bare Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.74843, -77.46832

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Museums: 44
  • 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
Springs: 22
  • 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
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
  • 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
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.9 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 2.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Bare Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainSSW 213°654 m4.3 mi
Snowy MountainNNW 347°637 m6.1 mi
Buzzard PeakN 358°593 m4.9 mi
The KnobN 10°573 m7.4 mi
Catoctin MountainS 179°572 m6.9 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 345°570 m8.0 mi
Pivot RockNNW 346°563 m8.2 mi
High RockSW 218°559 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357276101

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