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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 941 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Ash Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q35726668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
941 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51007, -72.77232

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 32
  • Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 2.8 mi
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 2.8 mi
  • Black River Academy Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Paul P Harris: 10.6 mi
  • Old Stone Shop: 10.7 mi
Museums: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Irene Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 8.1 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 13.9 mi
  • Green Mountain Railroad: 19.1 mi
  • Taylor Farm: 19.2 mi
  • Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 10
Artworks: 8
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 12.3 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 12.3 mi
  • Oculus: 13.1 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Art Gallery: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Blueberry Ledges: 6.2 mi
  • Lower Tier: 11.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Tier: 11.1 mi
  • Top Rock: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakNNW 340°1,293 m7.0 mi
Little KillingtonNNW 335°1,194 m6.2 mi
Mendon PeakNNW 328°1,170 m7.0 mi
Skye PeakNNW 348°1,158 m6.9 mi
Shrewsbury PeakNNW 341°1,122 m5.0 mi
Ramshead PeakNNW 343°1,100 m8.4 mi
Snowdon PeakNNW 342°1,095 m7.7 mi
Ludlow MountainS 172°1,012 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1119:5320:36
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425564696759473626
Precip in3.82.73.53.83.94.64.03.93.84.93.64.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356552522

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