Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 325 m in Maine. Beech Hill stands 470 m to the northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Pond Park, a park 0.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 561845).
Wikidata Q33136664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 23.5 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 24.4 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 17 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 17 mi
- Square. Ledge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Pond Park: 0.8 mi
- Mount Tire'm: 1.7 mi
- Waterford Town Common: 1.7 mi
- Long Lake Park: 3.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 3.5 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 0.8 mi
- Hawk Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Stanwood Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Kimball Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Tire'm: 1.6 mi
- Hawk Mountain Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Hawk Mountain Town Land: 0.9 mi
- Crooked River Forest (Woodsum Brook): 3.1 mi
- Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement: 4.1 mi
- Stone Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 5.3 mi
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 5.4 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 9.1 mi
- Oxford Casino: 13.3 mi
- Camp Cedar: 16.0 mi
- Harrison Honor Roll: 3.5 mi
- Indian Rock Monument: 5.1 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 7.1 mi
- Norway Veterans in WWII: 9.4 mi
- Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 9.4 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 2.0 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 10.0 mi
- Otisfield Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Naramissic Farm Bridgton Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Paris Hill Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- Naples Historical Society Museum: 13.8 mi
- Herbon Historical Society: 15.3 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 1.5 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 1.9 mi
- Shaw Ledge: 10.8 mi
- Browns Ledge: 13.6 mi
- Payne Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Kezar Falls: 6.0 mi
- Emerald Pool: 16.8 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 17.2 mi
- Brickett Falls: 17.3 mi
- Mad River Falls: 17.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 7.0 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 7.2 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 10.3 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 24.0 mi
- Loon Mural: 7.1 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 7.1 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 17.8 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 21.1 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cooper Spring: 14.8 mi
- Davis Spring: 21.0 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 23.9 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 14.6 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 20.9 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | NW 317° | 470 m | 4.2 mi |
| Burnell Hill | WNW 297° | 424 m | 4.4 mi |
| Stearns Hill | WNW 285° | 414 m | 3.1 mi |
| Rice Hill | NNW 343° | 398 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | WNW 284° | 379 m | 7.3 mi |
| Winns Hill | W 272° | 374 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sawin Hill | NNW 335° | 373 m | 7.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 294° | 362 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
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 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgton 3 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561845 — Bear Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358211585
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