Peak · New Mexico
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 3,250 m in New Mexico. Red Dome stands 3,868 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 7.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3249.8 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.46451, -105.09439
- 7.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 9.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bonito Peak: 1.9 mi
- Big Red: 2.1 mi
- Cimarroncito Peak: 2.5 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 2.5 mi
Parks: 18
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 5.9 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 6.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Palisades Sill: 6.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 7.0 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Homebound Ampitheater: 7.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 8.1 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 8.2 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 10.3 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 9.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Villa Philmonte: 8.1 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 9.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 11.0 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 11.4 mi
- Little Red School House: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- The Wonders of Discovery: 7.8 mi
- Tipi: 10.0 mi
- Eagle: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Betty's Bra: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 6.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Crooked Creek Spring: 4.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Palisades Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Dome | WNW 289° | 3,868 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | WNW 285° | 3,779 m | 17.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,765 m | 13.2 mi |
| Taos Cone | WNW 292° | 3,729 m | 16.8 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | NW 324° | 3,670 m | 9.9 mi |
| Larkspur Peak | W 280° | 3,656 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Phillips | WNW 283° | 3,553 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | WNW 283° | 3,550 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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