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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 380 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaked Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4957755

Wikidata Q33136681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.02296, -68.65538

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 27
Picnic sites: 13
  • Lunksoos Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Parks: 9
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 13.5 mi
  • Merrill Millstream Park: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 17.3 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Dolby Flowage: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakWSW 237°1,605 m15.2 mi
South PeakWSW 236°1,603 m15.1 mi
PamolaSW 236°1,495 m14.5 mi
Chimney PeakSW 236°1,491 m14.5 mi
Hamlin PeakWSW 243°1,446 m14.7 mi
Howe PeaksWSW 244°1,416 m14.4 mi
The TravelerWNW 291°1,079 m9.7 mi
Traveler MountainWNW 291°1,034 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0818:47
June solstice04:4419:4320:30
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:1415:0215:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211601

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