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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 569 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hairy Johns PIcnic Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.89841, -77.29692

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 5.2 mi
  • McCall Field: 7.9 mi
  • R. B. Winter State Park: 8.7 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
Springs: 29
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Red Candle Island: 3.9 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 16.5 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 18.2 mi
  • Beer Tap: 23.0 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.9 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Kish park beach access: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadWNW 296°724 m9.9 mi
Riansares MountainNNW 338°706 m11.5 mi
Big Kettle MountainWNW 292°688 m12.6 mi
Strong MountainSW 226°672 m11.7 mi
Thick MountainWSW 248°671 m3.2 mi
White MountainSW 222°671 m6.7 mi
Winkelblech MountainNW 306°668 m2.3 mi
Shriner MountainNW 320°665 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1168892 — Bear Mountain, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357276336

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