Bear Rocks, Pennsylvania
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Bear Rocks, Pennsylvania | |
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 Bear Rocks volunteer fire department substation | |
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| Coordinates: 40°07′35″N 79°27′54″W / 40.12639°N 79.46500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Township | Bullskin |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
| • Land | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,847 ft (563 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,005 |
| • Density | 310.4/sq mi (119.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-04616 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2633768 |
Bear Rocks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, Bear Rocks had a population of 1,005.[4] It is located along the south side of Pennsylvania Route 31 in northern Fayette County, on the western slope of Chestnut Ridge.
The elevation ranges from 1,150 feet (350 m) above sea level at the northwestern end of the community, in the valley of Jacobs Creek, to 2,196 feet (669 m) near the southeastern corner of the community, at the intersection of Kreinbrook Hill Road and Sky Top Road.
Hikers can access the nearby Appalachian Trail via a side trail from Bear Rocks.[5][6]
