Bear Ridge
Bear Ridge rises to 1,213 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is East Seng Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
ridge in Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q49680476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1213 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 27 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 28 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Seng Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Plummer Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Seng Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.0 mi
- High Point: 2.0 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 13.1 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 16.7 mi
- Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 17.7 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 12.7 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 14.7 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 18.6 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 17.5 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 18.8 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 19.2 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 19.3 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 19.7 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 7.4 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 17.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.0 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 21.2 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 24.2 mi
- AT2020: 16.2 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 16.2 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 16.9 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 20.2 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 23.7 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 6.6 mi
- Listening Rock: 7.4 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 16.5 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 16.8 mi
- Brig Spring: 13.6 mi
- Big Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 15.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.8 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 16.7 mi
- Wooly: 17.6 mi
- Backbone Rock: 19.2 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Bear Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | SSW 203° | 1,744 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | S 185° | 1,689 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 187° | 1,684 m | 4.8 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | SW 221° | 1,684 m | 8.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | SW 223° | 1,553 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | S 178° | 1,551 m | 6.9 mi |
| Grave Mountain | SW 236° | 1,540 m | 3.5 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | S 180° | 1,526 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4953542604
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