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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
1454 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: 33
  • 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
Nature reserves: 31
Historic sites: 19
  • Tumble Inn: 9.7 mi
  • Sandberg's Summit Hotel: 10.6 mi
  • Mess Hall: 11.6 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 11.6 mi
  • Barracks #2: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • 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
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 PinosWNW 297°2,696.5 m16.2 mi
Sawmill MountainWNW 296°2,685 m17.3 mi
Grouse MountainWNW 295°2,613 m18.2 mi
Cerro NoroesteWNW 296°2,525 m19.7 mi
Frazier MountainNW 318°2,442 m6.5 mi
San Emigdio MountainNW 306°2,282 m20.0 mi
Alamo MountainSW 235°2,248 m4.6 mi
Tecuya MountainNNW 332°2,180 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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