Peak · Vermont
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 680 m in Vermont. Little Killington stands 1,194 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Button Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q35726652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 680 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.47035, -72.93871
- 10.7 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 21 mi
- Overlook View · 21 mi
- Mt Tom · 23 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Button Hill: 1.2 mi
- Green Hill: 1.5 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hateful Hill: 2.5 mi
- White Rocks: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Wallingford Main Street Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Tinmouth Channel Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 9.0 mi
- Middletown Springs Historic District: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Paul P Harris: 1.9 mi
- Old Stone Shop: 2.0 mi
- A.W.Gray & Sons: 9.0 mi
- Wilson Castle: 10.9 mi
- Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- VT State Land: 11.3 mi
- Friends of Haystack: 13.5 mi
- Bobby Comfort Town Forest: 13.8 mi
- TNC (Future): 13.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 7.1 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 10.9 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 11.8 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 14.2 mi
- The Old Mill Museum: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Mead's Falls: 9.9 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 10.7 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 10.9 mi
- McGinn Falls: 10.9 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- The Ox Bow: 12.1 mi
- Lower Tier: 14.4 mi
- Upper Tier: 14.4 mi
- Deer Leap: 14.5 mi
- Top Rock: 14.5 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 8
- Rutland Water Fountain: 9.6 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 9.6 mi
- Oculus: 10.4 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 15.2 mi
- Mandala II: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Pine Hill Park: 10.9 mi
- Ballard Farm: 11.0 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 12.8 mi
- Taylor Farm: 17.0 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Southeast Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 17.9 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Vermont Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Killington | NE 34° | 1,194 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mendon Peak | NNE 28° | 1,170 m | 9.8 mi |
| Shrewsbury Peak | NE 42° | 1,122 m | 10.0 mi |
| Salt Ash Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,002 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 72° | 941 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pete Parent Peak | S 171° | 897 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buckball Peak | S 181° | 874 m | 8.8 mi |
| Baker Peak | S 186° | 872 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1460576 — Bear Mountain, Rutland County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554931
Day trips start here
- Brownsville · 23 mi
- Woodstock · 24 mi
- Windsor · 28 mi
- Cornish · 29 mi
- Quechee · 29 mi
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