Bear Den Mountain
Bear Den Mountain rises to 378 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Newcomb Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 378 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 7 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 12 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Newcomb Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Ragged Mountains: 0.8 mi
- Woodson Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pryors Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Round Top: 2.1 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 4.3 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 4.3 mi
- Azalea Park: 4.3 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 4.6 mi
- Darden Court: 4.6 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 1.5 mi
- Mountain Man: 2.0 mi
- Bear Statue: 2.0 mi
- George Welsh: 4.3 mi
- IN-trospection: 4.6 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 2.4 mi
- Locust Hill: 2.7 mi
- Graveyard Site: 4.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 4.6 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 4.6 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 5.8 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 6.3 mi
- Michie Tavern: 7.1 mi
- Monticello: 7.7 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 2.6 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 3.0 mi
- Student Garden: 4.3 mi
- Keunen Garden: 4.7 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 4.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 2.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 7.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 8.6 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.3 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 15.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 16.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 16.9 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 16.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 15.4 mi
- Coiner Spring: 18.5 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 19.4 mi
- Dripping Rock: 19.6 mi
- Hickory Spring: 21.4 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 6.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 7.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 17.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 17.9 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 22.2 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 15.8 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 15.9 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.5 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 17.3 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 19.8 mi
- Canada: 4.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Bear Den Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NW 305° | 964 m | 10.0 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WNW 291° | 908 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | WNW 285° | 879 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pasture Fence Mountain | NW 322° | 877 m | 11.9 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SW 231° | 726 m | 10.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 235° | 722 m | 8.9 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NNW 346° | 695 m | 12.0 mi |
| Massies Mountain | SW 235° | 657 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1462887 — Bear Den Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560027
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 6 mi
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