Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 2,287 m in Wyoming. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Junk Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 9.0 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2287 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Junk Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bradley Peak: 5.3 mi
- Ferris Mountain East: 7.5 mi
- Windy Ridge: 8.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 12.6 mi
- Boggy Meadows Rim: 15.6 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 22.9 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 24.1 mi
- Bull Springs Rim: 24.5 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 15.4 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 16.2 mi
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge: 16.6 mi
- Headquarters Park: 24.2 mi
- Sweet Water River Crossing: 17.6 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 22.9 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Miller Spring: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | W 280° | 3,059 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | WNW 284° | 2,947 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bradley Peak | SSE 159° | 2,725 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | ESE 112° | 2,525 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 58° | 2,488 m | 13.4 mi |
| The Chimneys | ENE 70° | 2,475 m | 14.1 mi |
| Heaths Peak | ENE 68° | 2,447 m | 13.3 mi |
| Windy Ridge | S 188° | 2,415 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seminoe Rsvr Usbr, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585270 — Bear Mountain, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499177
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