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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 796 m in California. Schell Mountain stands 1,580 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Rocks, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49011378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
796 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72571, -122.25917

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Clair Engle Park: 6.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Shasta Park: 7.1 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 7.7 mi
  • Northridge Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 24
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 5.7 mi
  • Metal Horse: 11.0 mi
  • Human Sundial: 11.3 mi
  • Dandelions: 11.8 mi
  • Balloons: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Dam Builders Monument: 6.3 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Afterthought Mine: 9.8 mi
  • The Monolith: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Clover Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Potem Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Three Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 5.9 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 8.1 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Behive Beach: 11.4 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
  • South African Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Australian Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schell MountainWNW1,580 m16.8 mi
Wild Cow MountainWNW1,485 m17.4 mi
Nawtawaket MountainN1,367 m17.5 mi
Bohemotash MountainWNW1,346 m12.0 mi
Salt Creek MountainNNE1,319 m11.3 mi
Town MountainNNE1,317 m7.2 mi
Minnesota MountainNNE1,298 m9.3 mi
Mammoth ButteWNW1,273 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3920:0320:44
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3016:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796801

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