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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 1,617 m in California. Rancheria Mountain stands 2,732 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ascension Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America, United States of America; geonames ID = 5326901

Wikidata Q35726624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1616.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85524, -119.88994

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
Springs: 25
Museums: 13
Parks: 13
  • Greeley Hill County Park: 13.6 mi
  • El Portal Park: 13.7 mi
  • Red Cloud: 15.0 mi
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 18.4 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 3.2 mi
  • Remote Camp: 12.9 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 13.6 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rancheria MountainENE 65°2,732 m17.0 mi
Nance PeakNNE 26°2,578 m16.5 mi
Boundary HillESE 114°2,575 m15.6 mi
Mount GibsonNE 46°2,547 m14.2 mi
Eagle PeakESE 117°2,362 m16.8 mi
Smith PeakENE 60°2,356 m9.8 mi
El CapitanESE 121°2,307 m16.1 mi
Dewey PointSE 128°2,236 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3819:4720:26
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1216:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796798

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