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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
1,256 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.48706, -79.65338

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
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 14.8 miles of Bearcamp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elleber KnobSW1,401 m5.9 mi
Watering Pond KnobSW1,396 m4.6 mi
Kile KnobNE1,395 m12.9 mi
Panther KnobENE1,371 m10.0 mi
Snowy MountainNE1,370 m7.9 mi
Bald KnobSSW1,363 m6.4 mi
Bear MountainSW1,362 m3.4 mi
Gaudineer KnobNW1,351 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 50–80 °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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