Bear Mountain
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
- 2.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Mt Tom · 15 mi
- Overlook View · 18 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Salt Ash Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Proctor Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.4 mi
- Dorsey Park: 8.7 mi
- Valley Park: 10.5 mi
- Wallingford Main Street Historic District: 10.6 mi
- The Village Green: 11.1 mi
- Whites Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- 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
- Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Giffords Woods State Park: 11.5 mi
- Lord State Forest: 12.7 mi
- Eshqua Bog Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Bobby Comfort Town Forest: 16.4 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 3.1 mi
- Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 7.0 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 11.9 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 12.0 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 14.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Southeast Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | NNW 340° | 1,293 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Killington | NNW 335° | 1,194 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mendon Peak | NNW 328° | 1,170 m | 7.0 mi |
| Skye Peak | NNW 348° | 1,158 m | 6.9 mi |
| Shrewsbury Peak | NNW 341° | 1,122 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | NNW 343° | 1,100 m | 8.4 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | NNW 342° | 1,095 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ludlow Mountain | S 172° | 1,012 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356552522
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