Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 2,691 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain Point, a cliff 1.5 miles away.
The story
Bear Mountain (8,841 feet (2,695 m)) is located in the northern Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cosley Lake, followed by Glenns Lake to the southwest of the mountain. Mokowanis Lake is also visible from the peak. The mountain has tremendous views of the east face of Mount Cleveland, the north face of Mount Merritt, and the east face of Chief Mountain.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q4876496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,691 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Kaina Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sarcee Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Miche Wabun Peak: 3.5 mi
- Goat Haunt Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Gros Ventre Falls: 1.9 mi
- Miche Wabun Falls: 1.9 mi
- Dawn Mist Falls: 3.6 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 5.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 1.5 mi
- The Hawksbill: 11.8 mi
- Grinnell Point: 12.1 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.5 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 12.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 14.7 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | WSW 243° | 3,190 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Merritt | SSW 193° | 3,054 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Carter | WSW 253° | 3,000 m | 15.2 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SW 236° | 2,937 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | S 190° | 2,913 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Gould | S 172° | 2,911 m | 14.8 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | W 268° | 2,892 m | 1.9 mi |
| Allen Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,864 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 16:45 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 21 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 768602 — Bear Mountain, Glacier County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357923814
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 19 mi
Take the scenic way to Bear Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.