Bear Garden Mountain
Bear Garden Mountain rises to 402 m in West Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Leith Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 402 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 8.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 18 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 20 mi
- Devils Nose · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leith Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chine Spring Knob: 1.8 mi
- Bear Garden Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Darbys Nose: 2.8 mi
- Acorn Hill: 3.5 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 4.6 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 4.8 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 8.2 mi
- Slanesville Park: 8.4 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 6.4 mi
- Timbrook Park: 16.2 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 16.3 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 16.9 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 17.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 4.9 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 4.9 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 10.9 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 15.5 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 15.8 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 14.6 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 14.9 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 15.5 mi
- Welcome Pineapple: 15.6 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 15.7 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 12.8 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Red Bud Run: 18.6 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 19.4 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 20.3 mi
- Natural Spring: 9.6 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 10.5 mi
- Neglar Spring: 12.7 mi
- Town Spring: 15.5 mi
- Roadside Spring: 18.3 mi
- Beach 1: 3.9 mi
- Beach 3: 3.9 mi
- Beach 2: 4.5 mi
- River Beach: 16.5 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 21.5 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 7.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 8.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 8.4 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 20.2 mi
- Dog Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Three High Heads: 22.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.4 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 8.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 15.7 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 8.8 mi
- Mountain Falls: 14.6 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Bear Garden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SSW 193° | 864 m | 14.8 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SSW 198° | 803 m | 19.7 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 195° | 791 m | 17.0 mi |
| High Point | NNE 13° | 789 m | 6.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 198° | 738 m | 17.1 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | NW 322° | 679 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | NNE 15° | 673 m | 13.1 mi |
| North River Mountain | SW 225° | 660 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356514927
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 23 mi
- Hedgesville · 25 mi
- Hancock · 26 mi
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