Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 2,557 m in Colorado. Summit Peak stands 4,023 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q21191401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,557 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Winter Hills: 2.6 mi
- Serviceberry Mountain: 3.9 mi
- V Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 24.4 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 24.5 mi
- V Rock: 5.1 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 15.7 mi
- Broken Off Point: 16.8 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 24.8 mi
- The Mother Spring: 10.3 mi
- Pagosa Hot Spring: 10.3 mi
- Paradise: 10.3 mi
- South Pagosa Park: 10.4 mi
- Lake Capote Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
- Devil Creek State Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
- Treasure Falls: 18.2 mi
- Piedra Falls: 24.8 mi
- Pagosa Springs History Museum: 10.1 mi
- Juanita: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | NE 37° | 4,023 m | 14.8 mi |
| Conejos Peak | ENE 64° | 4,011 m | 17.5 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | NE 34° | 3,987 m | 16.3 mi |
| Long Trek Mountain | NE 34° | 3,911 m | 17.3 mi |
| Banded Peak | ESE 112° | 3,892 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sand Moutain | NNE 25° | 3,783 m | 10.6 mi |
| Blackhead Peak | NNE 31° | 3,778 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NE 42° | 3,733 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358926445
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