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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 1,454 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Ventura County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35726631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,454 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.70498, -118.89232

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 46
  • Big Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Buck Creek Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Cobblestone Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Borracho Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 7.2 mi
Parks: 32
  • Mini Track: 2.2 mi
  • Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Freeman Canyon Cultural Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • Gorman Cultural Preserve: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Spanish Point: 8.1 mi
  • Frenchmans Flat: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
  • Fisherman's Rest: 20.5 mi
  • Sharon's Rest: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Tumble Inn: 9.7 mi
  • Sandberg's Summit Hotel: 10.6 mi
  • Mess Hall: 11.6 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 11.6 mi
  • Adobe Brick Pit: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • White Swift Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 19.6 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 20.5 mi
  • 33 Falls: 24.6 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosWNW2,697 m16.2 mi
Sawmill MountainWNW2,685 m17.3 mi
Grouse MountainWNW2,613 m18.2 mi
Cerro NoroesteWNW2,525 m19.7 mi
Frazier MountainNW2,442 m6.5 mi
San Emigdio MountainNW2,282 m20.0 mi
Alamo MountainSW2,248 m4.6 mi
Tecuya MountainNNW2,180 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4419:3520:13
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice07:0016:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454649526069767772625245
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269745 — Bear Mountain, Ventura County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800873

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