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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 562 m in Texas. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Roos Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Gillespie County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31694025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.32631, -98.85782

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Ghost towns: 12
Parks: 11
  • Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 3.6 mi
  • Gillespie County Park: 3.7 mi
  • Old Fair Park: 4.0 mi
  • Fort Martin Scott: 5.4 mi
  • Oak Crest Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 8
Springs: 8
  • Marschall Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Trough Spring: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNW 324°660 m5.7 mi
RoundheadW 281°653 m9.2 mi
Lehmann MountainNW 304°623 m16.1 mi
Big HillSSE 169°612 m15.7 mi
Cedar MountainNNW 342°608 m11.1 mi
Buckeye PointWNW 301°601 m12.7 mi
County Line HillNW 322°601 m15.1 mi
Schlaudt HillsSW 227°597 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3520:0620:41
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2917:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1330242 — Bear Mountain, Gillespie County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356699735

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