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Bear Mountain Peak

Bear Mountain Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain Peak rises to 994 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the west, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Skye Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America; geonames ID = 5233610

Wikidata Q35726660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
994 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.60201, -72.79451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valley Park: 4.3 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 7.8 mi
  • Rutland Area Robotics: 8.1 mi
  • Northwood Park: 8.5 mi
  • Whites Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 6.0 mi
  • Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 6.0 mi
  • Edward Hastings Ripley: 7.5 mi
  • Doug Casella: 7.5 mi
  • Wilson Castle: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Museums: 20
Waterfalls: 14
  • Irene Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 10.5 mi
  • Ballard Farm: 21.1 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 21.2 mi
  • School Site: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Lower Tier: 4.7 mi
  • Deer Leap: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Tier: 4.8 mi
  • Top Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 6.7 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 9.2 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 9.3 mi
  • Oculus: 9.8 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 14.1 mi
  • Mandala II: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • White River Swimming Spot: 20.5 mi
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bear Mountain Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakW 278°1,293 m1.3 mi
Pico PeakNW 321°1,206 m3.3 mi
Little KillingtonWSW 245°1,194 m1.7 mi
Mendon PeakW 260°1,170 m2.6 mi
Skye PeakNW 321°1,158 m0.5 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSW 198°1,122 m1.7 mi
Ramshead PeakNW 319°1,100 m2.1 mi
Snowdon PeakNW 308°1,095 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3139481255

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