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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Peaks
Artworks
Parks: 36
  • 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 HillN 351°392 m19.2 mi
Durrell MountainSSW 210°389 m8.5 mi
Mist MountainSSW 211°388 m8.5 mi
Peach MountainN 350°386 m3.9 mi
Easton HillN 353°385 m18.9 mi
Palmer MountainN 357°378 m16.8 mi
North Cedar KnobSSW 206°377 m9.5 mi
Staley KnobN 4°376 m18.7 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 5080 °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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