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Big Bear Mountain

Big Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Bear Mountain rises to 721 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bear Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 7.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
721 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.63701, -74.12125

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Square Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 11.2 mi
  • OK Slip Falls: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Parks: 12
  • Byron Park: 12.0 mi
  • Courtney Park: 13.3 mi
  • shuffle board: 15.4 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 18.8 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 4.7 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 8.0 mi
  • Mini Route 66: 15.3 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • paint mine: 9.3 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 10.2 mi
  • Frank Watkins: 21.2 mi
  • Bandstand: 22.6 mi
  • Pendleton: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 10.3 mi
  • Long Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Morey Stein Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 21.7 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Wayout Wall: 8.8 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Moxham Point: 11.2 mi
  • Gull Pond Cliff: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 7.9 mi
  • Rafting: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Schroon Community Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 13.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Big Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainNE 56°1,086 m4.4 mi
Puffer MountainWNW 294°1,048 m4.3 mi
Bullhead MountainNW 318°1,042 m4.8 mi
Eleventh MountainESE 123°1,004 m2.9 mi
South Pond MountainWSW 237°993 m5.9 mi
Pete Gay MountainNE 46°944 m5.4 mi
County Line MountainWSW 246°939 m4.3 mi
Humphrey MountainW 269°907 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1619:5820:42
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 972094 — Big Bear Mountain, Warren County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598382

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