Bear Church Rock
Bear Church Rock rises to 925 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 925 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 16.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Point Overlook · 4 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 4 mi
- Naked Creek Overlook · 4 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluff Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cat Knob: 2.3 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 9.0 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 9.4 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 9.5 mi
- Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 9.6 mi
- Hoover Ridge Soccer Complex: 9.8 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Five Tents: 3.1 mi
- CCC Camp: 5.0 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 5.7 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 12.2 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
- Old School House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 15.1 mi
- Lewis Spring: 5.4 mi
- Davids Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 7.1 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 7.4 mi
- Furnace Spring: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 4.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 6.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 12.2 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 12.3 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 15.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 15.3 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.4 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.5 mi
- The Garden Maze: 15.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Love: 15.4 mi
- LOVE: 21.2 mi
- Lions Glasses: 21.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 23.3 mi
- Cootie Bug: 23.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 5.7 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 21.0 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 20.0 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Bear Church Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | N 1° | 1,232 m | 7.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,172 m | 2.2 mi |
| Hazeltop | WNW 303° | 1,149 m | 3.5 mi |
| Spitler Hill | N 3° | 1,138 m | 6.2 mi |
| Nakedtop | N 356° | 1,138 m | 7.4 mi |
| Betty's Rock | N 6° | 1,131 m | 8.1 mi |
| Blackrock | NNW 335° | 1,116 m | 5.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,097 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2773226359
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 4 mi
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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