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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 520 m in New York. Rice Mountain stands 768 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Loon Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5108297

Wikidata Q34804697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
520 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52284, -74.64324

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Seven Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Hopkinton Town Green: 12.0 mi
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 16.1 mi
  • Postwood Park: 16.8 mi
  • Marshall Park: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • High Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Augerhole Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Saint Regis Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Allen Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Jamestown Falls: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 5
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Goolds Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Tannery Ruins: 14.8 mi
  • Clarkson 9/11 Memorial: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Postwood Park: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Minerva Statue: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rice MountainE 93°768 m14.6 mi
West MountainE 86°744 m4.6 mi
Flat Top MountainE 86°744 m4.6 mi
Jennings MountainE 84°724 m12.7 mi
Brushy Top MountainE 86°708 m6.1 mi
Azure MountainE 80°708 m7.1 mi
Twin MountainsENE 79°704 m13.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 85°698 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:1420:0320:48
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:3315:3416:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161928425565696860483624
Precip in2.72.32.83.63.64.04.33.74.14.63.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colton 2 N, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 975942 — Bear Mountain, St. Lawrence County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357602872

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