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Bearcamp Knob

Bearcamp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bearcamp Knob rises to 1,256 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Oak Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1256 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.48706, -79.65338

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 7.4 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Powerhouse: 15.1 mi
  • Boiler House: 15.2 mi
  • Cass: 15.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Locust Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Rock Lick Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 4.1 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 4.2 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 6.5 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Bearcamp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elleber KnobSW 219°1,401 m5.9 mi
Watering Pond KnobSW 217°1,396 m4.6 mi
Kile KnobNE 46°1,395 m12.9 mi
Panther KnobENE 58°1,371 m10.0 mi
Snowy MountainNE 55°1,370 m7.9 mi
Bald KnobSSW 210°1,363 m6.4 mi
Bear MountainSW 217°1,362 m3.4 mi
Gaudineer KnobNW 311°1,351 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570359

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