Peak · New York
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 653 m in New York. Long Tom Mountain stands 790 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 653 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.19589, -74.81157
- 1.8 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 14.4 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 24.9 mi off the Black River Trail
- 25.0 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Burnt Rock: 0.9 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 2.3 mi
- East Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Marble Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Copper Rock Falls: 9.7 mi
- Copper Rock Falls: 9.7 mi
- High Falls: 10.0 mi
- Jamestown Falls: 10.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- DEC Little Tupper Lake Headquarters: 15.3 mi
- Orebed Creek State Forest: 15.6 mi
- DEC Little Tupper Lake Headquarters: 15.8 mi
- Silver Hill State Forest: 18.3 mi
- Snow Bowl State Forest: 20.2 mi
Parks: 3
- Flanders Park: 17.3 mi
- Long Lake Town Beach: 24.6 mi
- Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Tupper Lake History Museum: 18.0 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Jayville: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Russell Vetrans Memeorial: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Long Lake Boat Tours: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Ledge: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Tom Mountain | SE 125° | 790 m | 6.8 mi |
| Arab Mountain | E 87° | 772 m | 11.2 mi |
| Silver Lake Mountain | SE 130° | 771 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 116° | 761 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dog Pond Mountain | ESE 113° | 742 m | 4.7 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SE 140° | 736 m | 6.8 mi |
| Center Pond Mountain | ESE 105° | 734 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rampart Mountain | SE 137° | 733 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:36 | 16:24 |
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 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanakena Rngr School, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 975940 — Bear Mountain, St. Lawrence County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357602858
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