Peak · West Virginia
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 1,362 m in West Virginia. Beech Flat Knob stands 1,433 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Watering Pond Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,362 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.44698, -79.69136
- 1.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 2.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 10.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 14.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Watering Pond Knob: 1.2 mi
- Red Oak Knob: 2.1 mi
- Elleber Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.0 mi
- Bearcamp Knob: 3.4 mi
Parks: 23
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Highland Park: 6.6 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 8.3 mi
- Widney Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- Powerhouse: 12.3 mi
- Boiler House: 12.3 mi
- Cass: 12.7 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.3 mi
Springs: 9
- Locust Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.3 mi
- Bolar Spring: 16.0 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 18.6 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 4.8 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 6.0 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 6.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- High Falls of Cheat: 14.6 mi
- High Falls: 23.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 24.3 mi
- Small waterfall: 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 6.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 6.9 mi
- Highland County Museum: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Locust Springs: 9.9 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Hayfields State Park: 14.6 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 14.7 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Byrd Point: 18.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Allendale Nursery: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Flat Knob | WNW 283° | 1,433 m | 15.5 mi |
| Elleber Knob | SW 222° | 1,401 m | 2.5 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | SW 220° | 1,396 m | 1.2 mi |
| Panther Knob | NE 53° | 1,371 m | 13.3 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NE 49° | 1,370 m | 11.3 mi |
| Paddy Knob | SSW 204° | 1,365 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 203° | 1,363 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | NW 325° | 1,351 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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