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Bear Rocks

Bear Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Rocks rises to 1,222 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stack Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

wilderness area in West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q4876567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1222 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.07318, -79.29814

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Stack Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Blackbird Knob: 3.9 mi
  • Rocky Knob: 4.0 mi
  • Harman Knob: 4.9 mi
  • New Creek Mountain: 5.7 mi
Parks: 36
  • Echo Park: 7.3 mi
  • Dolly Sods Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Davis Riverfront Park: 9.7 mi
  • Davis Park: 9.9 mi
  • Day Park: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Baker Rocks: 16.2 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 16.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 17.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 17.0 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 17.1 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Bubbling Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Haven Day Use Area: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Bear Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonSW 220°1,452 m13.1 mi
Green KnobSSW 213°1,424 m14.4 mi
Haystack KnobSSW 213°1,376 m13.9 mi
Weiss KnobSW 232°1,359 m8.9 mi
Bald KnobWSW 237°1,332 m8.3 mi
Cabin MountainSW 234°1,331 m8.0 mi
CabinWSW 238°1,304 m6.7 mi
High MountainSW 222°1,287 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5220:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455562666459483729
Precip in6.25.35.95.35.76.26.34.54.14.14.15.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 3SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4959045214

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