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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 313 m in New Hampshire. Ginseng Hill stands 459 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34821251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
313 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.82619, -72.49176

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hinsdale Town Park: 2.4 mi
  • Millstream Waterfront Park: 2.8 mi
  • Pliny Park: 3.9 mi
  • Lynch Park: 4.1 mi
  • Brattleboro Common: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Hinsdale Raceway: 2.1 mi
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.1 mi
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 11.4 mi
  • Oya Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 12.8 mi
Museums: 31
Cliffs: 22
  • Mine Ledge: 3.0 mi
  • Table Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 14.2 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 13.1 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 15.1 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 17.5 mi
  • rock overhang: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 13.0 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 18.4 mi
  • The Ledges: 19.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Reaching: 12.7 mi
  • Aurora: 12.8 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 12.9 mi
  • Baseball: 13.0 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Falcon Spring: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ginseng HillW 279°459 m8.3 mi
Round MountainWNW 286°441 m7.8 mi
Franklin MountainE 88°434 m7.3 mi
Davis HillNNE 24°432 m2.1 mi
Hubbard HillNNE 33°419 m3.1 mi
East MountainSW 232°416 m6.6 mi
Willard MountainESE 108°408 m8.6 mi
Mount PisgahENE 69°402 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1219:5020:33
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1815:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717786

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