Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 701 m in Maine. Mount Bigelow stands 1,227 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Nubble, a peak 1.9 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 561850).
Wikidata Q33136691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 701 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Nubble: 1.9 mi
- King and Bartlett Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Heald Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Pray Hill: 4.9 mi
- Flagstaff Viles Farm: 10.7 mi
- Flagstaff John Ricker Farm: 10.9 mi
- Flagstaff Walter Hinds Farm: 11.1 mi
- Flagstaff Bigelow Schoolhouse: 11.2 mi
- Flagstaff Lincoln Farm: 11.3 mi
- King and Bartlett Public Reserved Land: 2.5 mi
- Flagstaff Township Public Reserved Land: 9.0 mi
- Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 9.0 mi
- Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 11.7 mi
- Black Brook Flowage Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Grand Falls: 6.9 mi
- Long Falls: 11.4 mi
- Holeb Falls: 11.5 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 13.8 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 14.4 mi
- Blanchard Park: 16.6 mi
- Little Big Wood Pond Access: 18.7 mi
- Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 18.7 mi
- Crocker Pond Access: 21.5 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Flagstaff: 15.1 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 17.7 mi
- Riverside Beach: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bigelow | S 174° | 1,227 m | 15.4 mi |
| West Peak | S 174° | 1,222 m | 15.4 mi |
| North Peak | S 180° | 1,156 m | 15.2 mi |
| Kibby Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,114 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tumbledown Mountain | NW 308° | 1,091 m | 9.1 mi |
| Coburn Mountain | NE 54° | 1,055 m | 11.8 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,019 m | 14.9 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,007 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:48 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:12 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211598
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