Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 879 m in California. Telegraph Hill stands 1,128 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Barth Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q21191398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 879 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Barth Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Funk Hill: 2.9 mi
- Copperopolis Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Abbotts Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mountain Top: 4.0 mi
- Utica Park: 4.3 mi
- Altaville State Historic Landmark: 4.6 mi
- Tuttletown Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Copello Park: 4.7 mi
- Stelte Park: 4.8 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 3.9 mi
- Turners Spring: 4.0 mi
- Hicks Spring: 4.9 mi
- Vine Spring: 9.3 mi
- Gold Spring: 9.6 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 4.4 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 9.9 mi
- Columbia Museum: 10.0 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 11.2 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 4.3 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 6.8 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 9.2 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 9.3 mi
- Murphys: 10.5 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 7.3 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 9.8 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 10.4 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 10.8 mi
- California Caverns: 13.3 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 4.3 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Moccasin Point: 18.9 mi
- Oak Leaf: 24.0 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 7.9 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 9.0 mi
- The Grotto: 9.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.8 mi
- McKays Point: 22.1 mi
- Carson Hill: 4.2 mi
- French Flat: 6.9 mi
- Chinese Camp: 13.2 mi
- Middle Bar: 21.2 mi
- National Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Red Hills: 13.3 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 24.1 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 18.8 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 23.8 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 23.9 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 24.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.3 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | E 86° | 1,128 m | 12.7 mi |
| Darby Knob | NE 46° | 1,127 m | 15.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NE 48° | 1,031 m | 16.4 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,005 m | 17.3 mi |
| Blewetts Point | ENE 77° | 976 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | NNE 32° | 856 m | 13.8 mi |
| Joaquin Peak | NW 325° | 854 m | 10.3 mi |
| Quiggs Mountain | N 354° | 843 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 233466 — Bear Mountain, Calaveras County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358775485
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