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Welcome to Bear Mountain ...

Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Mountain: Bear Mtn. (or less commonly used: Bear Mntn.)

Bear Mountain is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bear Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bear Mountain: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Bear Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bear Mountain - they are located in California and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bear Mountain.

Communities near Bear Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Mountain.

  • Fairmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Clarksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhannon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Grafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Philippi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Belington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bear Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Bear Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bear Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bear Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.