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Behm Mountain

Behm Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Behm Mountain rises to 305 m in Ohio. Fort Hill stands 392 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Falls, a waterfall 1.8 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Behm Mountain is in Adams County, Ohio, and is a spur off the Coleman Ridge. Behm Mountain is located half a mile (800 metres) east of White Rock Road, north of Ohio State Route 348, between the communities of Fawcett and Wamsley.

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Wikidata Q34810501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83924, -83.34963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Floyd & Mae McCoy Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve, Red Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Adams Lake State Park: 9.6 mi
  • Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve: 10.5 mi
  • Shawnee State Forest: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Brush Creek Iron Furnace: 2.6 mi
  • Cedar Mills: 2.6 mi
  • Mineral Springs: 3.4 mi
  • The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • The Ten Commandments: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 8
  • Adams County Historical Society: 11.0 mi
  • Serpent Mound Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Depot Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Lewis County Historical Society: 16.6 mi
  • Manchester Historical Society: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Shawnee State Park Lookout: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • South Beach: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Behm Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillN392 m19.2 mi
Durrell MountainSSW389 m8.5 mi
Mist MountainSSW388 m8.5 mi
Peach MountainN386 m3.9 mi
Easton HillN385 m18.9 mi
Palmer MountainN378 m16.8 mi
Jarnigan KnobN378 m19.2 mi
North Cedar KnobSSW377 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0920:2321:03
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:4916:3317:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536471757468564436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357419063

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