Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 1,220 m in California. Buck Rock stands 2,591 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35726618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,220 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 1.0 mi
- Ash Spring Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 2.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.7 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 10.4 mi
- Willow Court Park: 12.5 mi
- Woodlake City Park: 12.9 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Warm Sulfur Spring: 1.9 mi
- Cold Sulfer Spring: 2.2 mi
- Double Trough Spring: 2.3 mi
- Chimney Spring: 3.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.4 mi
- Mark Twain Stump: 9.5 mi
- Centennial Stump: 11.3 mi
- General Grant Tree: 11.3 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Crystal Cave: 12.2 mi
- Ella Falls: 10.1 mi
- Viola Falls: 10.1 mi
- Marble Falls: 14.4 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Garlic Falls: 19.0 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 15.4 mi
- Alta District Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Reedley Museum: 22.5 mi
- ImagineU Children's Museum: 22.6 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 13.4 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 16.1 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 21.5 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 22.3 mi
- Alles Cabin: 22.6 mi
- Jumping Rock: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 15.5 mi
- Reedley Beach: 22.9 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 12.9 mi
- Ralph S. Moore Rose Garden: 23.5 mi
- Bookie Bear: 15.0 mi
- Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 19.4 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 22.6 mi
- Oakhurst: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Rock | NE 47° | 2,591 m | 14.2 mi |
| Little Baldy | E 85° | 2,453 m | 13.5 mi |
| Big Baldy | ENE 60° | 2,449 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | ENE 68° | 2,350 m | 10.7 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | NE 46° | 2,321 m | 11.5 mi |
| Redwood Mountain | NE 48° | 2,139 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lava Butte | NE 38° | 1,878 m | 14.3 mi |
| Colony Peak | E 101° | 1,870 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218861 — Bear Mountain, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358761581
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