Bear Mountain Peak
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
- 2.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 11 mi
- Overlook View · 11 mi
- Mt Tom · 13 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skye Peak: 0.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Shagback Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Killington Peak: 1.3 mi
- Cherry Knoll: 1.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Giffords Woods State Park: 5.0 mi
- Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 13.0 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 13.1 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 13.3 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 5.9 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 7.8 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 12.8 mi
- Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 13.0 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 13.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Southeast Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 18.3 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 20.5 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | W 278° | 1,293 m | 1.3 mi |
| Pico Peak | NW 321° | 1,206 m | 3.3 mi |
| Little Killington | WSW 245° | 1,194 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mendon Peak | W 260° | 1,170 m | 2.6 mi |
| Skye Peak | NW 321° | 1,158 m | 0.5 mi |
| Shrewsbury Peak | SSW 198° | 1,122 m | 1.7 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | NW 319° | 1,100 m | 2.1 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | NW 308° | 1,095 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3139481255
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 14 mi
- Brownsville · 19 mi
- Quechee · 19 mi
- Windsor · 22 mi
- Cornish · 23 mi
- White River Junction · 24 mi
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