Bessie Bell Mountain
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
- 12.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Hollow Overlook · 9 mi
- Hazel Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Tunnel Overlook · 10 mi
- Tunnel Parking Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Oak Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Castleton Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mason Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Little Mason Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Slaughter Mountain: 2.8 mi
- 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
- Cave Falls: 8.1 mi
- Miller Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 12.3 mi
- Spilman Silo: 11.4 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 11.4 mi
- Spilman Silo: 11.5 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 14.6 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 14.7 mi
- 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
- Luray Train Depot: 17.6 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 17.7 mi
- Luray Caverns: 18.9 mi
- The Garden Maze: 18.9 mi
- Luray Caverns: 18.9 mi
- 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
- Furnace Spring: 13.0 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.0 mi
- Davids Spring: 16.8 mi
- Lewis Spring: 17.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 12.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 16.2 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 16.7 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 18.2 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 21.0 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 23.5 mi
- LOVE: 12.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 12.8 mi
- Love: 18.8 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 21.2 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 18.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Rock | WNW 285° | 1,071 m | 9.9 mi |
| Catlett Mountain | W 268° | 904 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Peak | N 350° | 889 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hazel Mountain | W 274° | 881 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | NW 317° | 771 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hot Mountain | W 261° | 770 m | 8.7 mi |
| Oventop Mountain | WNW 299° | 752 m | 8.4 mi |
| Short Mountain | W 264° | 715 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560112
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 18 mi
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