Peak · New York
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 389 m in New York. Treadway Mountain stands 684 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34804651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 389 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.82700, -73.45568
- 2.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 20.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 24.3 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 17 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 26 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 26 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cook Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Three Brothers: 1.7 mi
- Mount Defiance: 2.5 mi
- South Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Old Fort Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks: 53
- Bi-Centenial Park: 2.4 mi
- Carrilon Park: 2.6 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 2.8 mi
- East Creek Waterfowl Area: 5.5 mi
- Peggy's Point: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Rogers Slide: 2.1 mi
- Roger's Slide: 2.1 mi
- Jolly Roger Slab: 2.2 mi
- Campground Wall: 2.2 mi
- Cove Overlook: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Cook mountain: 1.0 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 1.7 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 3.5 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Liberty Monument: 1.8 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 13.5 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 13.7 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 14.0 mi
Museums: 16
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 3.6 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 7.8 mi
- Benson Museum: 10.9 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Falls of Carrilon: 2.3 mi
- Uncas Falls: 10.4 mi
- Schroon Falls: 15.4 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 18.4 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 14
- Queen Connie: 18.0 mi
- LOVE: 18.6 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 18.6 mi
- Around and About: 18.6 mi
- Bench and Table: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.5 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Island: 14.9 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.9 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Black Point Public Beach: 1.9 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.4 mi
- Park beach: 15.2 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 12.5 mi
- Nature preserve: 17.0 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 20.5 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 3.7 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 18.5 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 24.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treadway Mountain | W 274° | 684 m | 8.2 mi |
| Barton Mountain | WSW 238° | 670 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | W 278° | 657 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 247° | 637 m | 6.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SW 218° | 630 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | WSW 244° | 629 m | 6.9 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | WNW 288° | 623 m | 2.9 mi |
| Knob Mountain | NW 309° | 617 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943284 — Bear Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357547341
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 9 mi
- Lake George · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 20 mi
- Westport · 25 mi
- Elizabethtown · 26 mi
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