Bears Ears Mountain
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. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
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
- 3,584 m
How to reach it
90 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chauvenet: 1.3 mi
- Hobbs Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 2.5 mi
- Mount Cross: 3.3 mi
- Valentine Peak: 3.5 mi
- Sharks Nose: 6.8 mi
- The Diving Board: 9.1 mi
- Suicide Point: 10.2 mi
- Fair Field: 15.9 mi
- Main Wall: 16.5 mi
- 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
- Middle Fork Falls: 15.0 mi
- North Fork Falls: 20.2 mi
- Bull Lake Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- City Park: 20.1 mi
- The Sinks: 17.6 mi
- Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 18.4 mi
- Raised Bed Garden: 15.5 mi
- The Rise: 17.6 mi
- The Lander Pioneer Museum: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bears Ears Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | S 179° | 4,022 m | 9.0 mi |
| Temple Peak | SSW 191° | 3,958 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little El Capitan | S 180° | 3,909 m | 8.6 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,889 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Lander | WNW 288° | 3,846 m | 10.1 mi |
| East Temple Peak | S 188° | 3,822 m | 8.9 mi |
| Washakie Peak | WSW 254° | 3,811 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | SSW 208° | 3,800 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505881
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- Lander · 20 mi
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