Bear Hill
Bear Hill rises to 849 m in Maryland. Big Savage Mountain stands 913 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Elbow Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31598484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 849 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 5.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 15.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 15.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 17 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elbow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- The Elbow: 1.6 mi
- Detmold Hill: 2.4 mi
- Turkey Lodge Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pickell Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lonaconing Historic District: 4.1 mi
- Furnace Park: 4.2 mi
- Lonanconing Ballfield: 4.2 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Barton Area Park: 4.8 mi
- buisness lot: 6.0 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 7.1 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 7.4 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 8.1 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 8.9 mi
- Springs Museum: 10.6 mi
- New Germany State Park: 4.9 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 8.0 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 9.6 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 10.1 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 10.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 6.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 8.4 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 17.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 22.8 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 6.2 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 21.3 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 21.1 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 21.1 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 21.2 mi
- Frankville: 9.8 mi
- Kendall: 20.0 mi
- Blooming Rose: 21.3 mi
- Art: 7.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 15.6 mi
- Mountain View: 11.8 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.1 mi
- River Beach: 23.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Savage Mountain | SW 215° | 913 m | 4.8 mi |
| High Rock | SW 215° | 910 m | 4.8 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WSW 256° | 904 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sampson Rock | NE 40° | 895 m | 9.6 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NE 42° | 890 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dans Rock | E 100° | 883 m | 8.0 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | SW 224° | 859 m | 1.3 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | NE 37° | 859 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241464
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 9 mi
- McHenry · 17 mi
- Somerset · 28 mi
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