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Bessie Bell Mountain

Bessie Bell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bessie Bell Mountain rises to 387 m in Virginia. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Oak Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
387 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.61373, -78.14000

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Sperryville Historic District: 5.6 mi
  • Rappahannock County Park: 6.7 mi
  • Mountain Run Lake Park: 10.0 mi
  • Spilman Park: 11.4 mi
  • Yowell Meadow Park: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 12
  • Museum of Culpeper History: 12.6 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 17.1 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 17.6 mi
  • Salubria: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.2 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 17.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Bessie Bell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys RockWNW 285°1,071 m9.9 mi
Catlett MountainW 268°904 m8.9 mi
The PeakN 350°889 m10.3 mi
Hazel MountainW 274°881 m7.8 mi
Pignut MountainNW 317°771 m9.8 mi
Hot MountainW 261°770 m8.7 mi
Oventop MountainWNW 299°752 m8.4 mi
Short MountainW 264°715 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560112

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