Beartown Mountain
Beartown Mountain rises to 1,429 m in Virginia. Flattop Mountain stands 1,379 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 12 miles off.
The story
Beartown Mountain is in the Clinch Mountain range, which is in eastern Russell County, Virginia, United States. At 4,689 feet (1,429 m), it is the 7th highest summit in Virginia. It is the 41st highest County High Point of the Eastern United States. Beartown Mountain is in the 25,477-acre (103.10 km2) Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area. The ridgelines south and northeast of the summit are the approximate boundary for the Wildlife Management Area.
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Wikidata Q4876800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,429 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 11.6 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Mountain: 2.1 mi
- The Loop: 2.1 mi
- Peak 4300: 2.1 mi
- Webb Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Poor Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- J.S. Easterly Park: 9.0 mi
- Old Mill Park: 10.2 mi
- Lebanon Town Park: 10.7 mi
- Glade Hollow Ball Park: 11.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 9.8 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 9.9 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 16.1 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 21.3 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 5.8 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 8.8 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 9.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 8.0 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 15.9 mi
- William King Museum: 15.9 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Pinnacle: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Backbone Rock: 23.5 mi
- Wooly: 8.0 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 10.3 mi
- Heartwood: 17.0 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 21.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.6 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Brig Spring: 23.9 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 21.0 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 21.5 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 21.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 22.0 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 14.0 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Beartown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flattop Mountain | E 84° | 1,379 m | 7.2 mi |
| Morris Knob | ENE 61° | 1,358 m | 17.6 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | E 94° | 1,345 m | 5.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,323 m | 6.7 mi |
| Peak 4300 | ENE 56° | 1,311 m | 2.1 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | SW 232° | 1,287 m | 10.2 mi |
| Knob Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,270 m | 19.7 mi |
| Middle Knob | SW 229° | 1,264 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582540
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