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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 1,451 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the west-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinyon Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35726603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1451 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.15864, -121.37676

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Old oak park: 11.4 mi
  • Patriot Park: 12.4 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 1: 12.6 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 2: 12.7 mi
  • Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 18
  • Jackhammer Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Redondo Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Quail Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Redwood Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Pajaiso Springs: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Devil's falls: 10.1 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Canogas Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Middle Fork Falls: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 11
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 7.5 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 11.1 mi
  • Limekilns: 12.8 mi
  • Avenue of Honor: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 7.8 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Sycamore Flats: 7.7 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 12.9 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 13.8 mi
  • Esalen Institute: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 22.7 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 24.2 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 24.4 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 24.4 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakWSW 249°1,784 m2.5 mi
Pinyon PeakNNW 340°1,602 m0.7 mi
Cone PeakSW 222°1,572 m9.9 mi
Chews RidgeNW 315°1,549 m15.0 mi
South Ventana ConeWNW 299°1,517 m16.6 mi
Black ButteNW 309°1,497 m11.8 mi
Ventana Double ConeWNW 297°1,477 m21.1 mi
Twin PeakSW 225°1,468 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:4920:27
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367696968635550
Precip in2.42.52.00.80.40.00.00.00.10.51.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269746 — Bear Mountain, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800875

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