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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 514 m in New York. The nearest named place is Oclare Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5108296

Wikidata Q34804689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.30784, -74.95381

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 19.1 mi
  • Seven Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Crary Mills Playground: 19.5 mi
  • Postwood Park: 20.3 mi
  • Taylor Park: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Copper Rock Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Flat Rock Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • The Narrows: 17.5 mi
  • The Tub: 17.6 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 18.0 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 18.4 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 11.3 mi
  • Postwood Park: 20.3 mi
  • Taylor Park Beach: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Permaculture Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSE 131°761 m14.4 mi
Dog Pond MountainSE 130°742 m14.9 mi
Center Pond MountainSE 127°734 m15.3 mi
East MountainSE 134°712 m13.9 mi
Berkley MountainSE 125°710 m15.6 mi
Cat MountainSSE 163°691 m15.0 mi
Indian MountainSSE 150°679 m14.2 mi
Bear MountainSE 138°653 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1720:0420:48
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:3315:3616:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827425463676659463524
Precip in3.12.52.83.23.74.24.73.74.34.53.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanakena Rngr School, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357602864

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