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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 2,444 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bear Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2444 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.83591, -108.35866

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
  • Ash Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Allen Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Clark Spring: 4.4 mi
Parks: 14
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • North Pit: 6.2 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 6.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 6.4 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 6.4 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 6.1 mi
  • W: 6.4 mi
  • C: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 7.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakENE 66°2,745 m12.5 mi
Signal PeakENE 59°2,737 m12.0 mi
Twin SistersENE 69°2,524 m11.0 mi
Scott PeakNE 48°2,521 m11.4 mi
Twin SistersENE 70°2,495 m10.7 mi
Pinos Altos MountainENE 75°2,473 m7.0 mi
T X MountainNE 48°2,437 m10.4 mi
A Four MountainNE 42°2,415 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:25
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1316:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592058

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