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Black Bear Mountain

Black Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Bear Mountain rises to 748 m in New York. Wakely Mountain stands 1,143 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34805464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.76562, -74.76128

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 21.9 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 22.1 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Silver Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Long Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Iron Cross: 7.4 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 10.9 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 6.2 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rafting: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Black Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wakely MountainE 99°1,143 m12.5 mi
Little Moose MountainSE 125°1,100 m11.6 mi
Manbury MountainESE 124°1,053 m12.5 mi
Cellar MountainESE 109°1,038 m11.5 mi
Metcalf MountainE 94°1,007 m13.3 mi
Kitty CobbleSE 144°983 m11.7 mi
Payne MountainESE 102°970 m13.6 mi
Bradley MountainE 100°957 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:1820:0120:45
September equinox06:4718:2018:58
December solstice07:3115:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415563676559463523
Precip in4.02.93.13.64.74.64.74.54.45.53.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Moose 3 SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357549158

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