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Bears Ears Mountain

Bears Ears Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bears Ears Mountain rises to 3,584 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chauvenet, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Bears Ears Mountain is a (11,820-foot (3,600 m)) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bears Ears Mountain is 1.32 mi (2.12 km) east of Mount Chauvenet and consists of two peaks which from a distance resemble the ears on a bear.

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Wikidata Q16839502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83884, -109.13263

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 11
Parks: 9
  • Tayo Park: 11.3 mi
  • Pow Wow: 16.6 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 17.3 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 18.8 mi
  • Lander Bike Park: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Raised Bed Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Garden: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • City Park: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 17.6 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Rise: 17.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Bears Ears Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakS 179°4,022.1 m9.0 mi
Temple PeakSSW 191°3,958 m9.9 mi
Little El CapitanS 180°3,908.6 m8.6 mi
Roberts MountainWNW 303°3,889 m9.8 mi
Mount LanderWNW 288°3,846 m10.1 mi
East Temple PeakS 188°3,822 m8.9 mi
Washakie PeakWSW 254°3,811 m6.5 mi
Dog Tooth PeakSSW 208°3,800 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:3920:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3819:16
December solstice07:4516:0016:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.71.32.12.71.10.60.51.01.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356505881

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