Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 3,267 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Creek Point, a cliff 2.2 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 12 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3267 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Flatiron Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Spring Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Big Windy Peak: 8.8 mi
- Portland Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 14.6 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 16.3 mi
- Birch Springs: 24.6 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 13.9 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 13.9 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 13.9 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 13.9 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 2.2 mi
- The Nose: 22.9 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | SW 227° | 3,860.597 m | 22.3 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | SW 216° | 3,727.1 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Church | SSW 213° | 3,724.66 m | 23.9 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SE 129° | 3,718.865 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | SSW 208° | 3,700.27 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,681.4 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Idaho | SW 223° | 3,677.4 m | 23.7 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | SSW 211° | 3,664.6 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:10 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654120
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