Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 530 m in Pennsylvania. Savage Mountain stands 813 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 530 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 10.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 18.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 13 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ragged Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Gabriel Knob: 2.5 mi
- Kinser Heights: 3.3 mi
- Negro Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Martin Hill: 6.9 mi
- Glendale Area Park: 8.1 mi
- Kirk Woods Park: 14.1 mi
- Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Widmyer Park: 14.5 mi
- Widmyer Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 9.6 mi
- Round Top Cement Mill: 13.5 mi
- Tonoloway Fort: 14.1 mi
- Prospect Rock: 15.4 mi
- Berkeley Springs Baths: 15.5 mi
- Billmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Belle Grove Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 9.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 97: 10.1 mi
- Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.5 mi
- Hancock Museum: 15.0 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 15.5 mi
- National Museum of the American Coverlet: 16.7 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 17.0 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 17.0 mi
- Dawson Spring: 2.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
- Black Spring: 14.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.3 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 15.5 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 16.5 mi
- Mountain View: 22.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.8 mi
- The Little Point: 18.5 mi
- The Lockings: 20.4 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 17.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 21.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 9.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 9.7 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 15.6 mi
- The Igloo: 16.8 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Mountain | WNW 296° | 813 m | 17.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | NW 310° | 808 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | W 274° | 782 m | 20.4 mi |
| Kinton Knob | NNW 341° | 779 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 296° | 758 m | 18.2 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 250° | 738 m | 22.3 mi |
| Evitts Mountain | WSW 252° | 710 m | 11.8 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NE 55° | 690 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1169538 — Big Mountain, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277367
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 15 mi
- Hedgesville · 28 mi
- Mercersburg · 29 mi
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