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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 2,903 m in California. Zingheim Heights stands 3,401 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Marble Point, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5326909

Wikidata Q35726588, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.09644, -119.09420

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 5.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 15.6 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 15.7 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 16.5 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 17.0 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 16.3 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zingheim HeightsENE 65°3,400.6 m14.4 mi
Mount ShinnNE 50°3,336 m12.5 mi
Ward MountainNE 52°3,301 m14.0 mi
Fleming MountainENE 72°3,290 m13.7 mi
Castle PeakESE 121°3,249 m14.8 mi
Mount GivensN 10°3,245 m12.8 mi
Mount Ian CampbellNNE 20°3,238 m12.1 mi
ScepterESE 106°3,238 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3819:4220:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799761

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