Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 487 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011443, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 487 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 27.8 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 12 mi
- Chimney Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Knob: 1.1 mi
- Yellow Hill: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tysons Hill: 2.5 mi
- Round Top: 2.9 mi
- Brickyard: 4.5 mi
- Iron Furnace: 4.6 mi
- Camp Michaux: 5.4 mi
- Manor of Maske: 7.0 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 7.8 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Dog Playground: 4.5 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 4.8 mi
- Food Plot: 7.9 mi
- West Fields: 9.3 mi
- National Apple Museum: 3.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 4.7 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 9.3 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 9.5 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 5.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 9.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
- Bucher Spring: 9.4 mi
- Knob Springs: 10.6 mi
- Return visit: 10.0 mi
- Women's Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 11.3 mi
- Votive 8: 13.4 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 13.6 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 10.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 14.2 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 18.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 20.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 9.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 13.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 13.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 19.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 18.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Tartown: 12.9 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Beach Front: 19.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | W 268° | 631 m | 9.5 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WNW 294° | 628 m | 6.3 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | W 272° | 605 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ram Hill | W 277° | 595 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mitten Hill | W 266° | 587 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sier Hill | W 270° | 586 m | 7.5 mi |
| The Knob | SW 225° | 573 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 266° | 566 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1168891 — Bear Mountain, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357276332
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 10 mi
- Chambersburg · 19 mi
- Hanover · 20 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 24 mi
- Thurmont · 24 mi
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