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Black Bear Mountain

Black Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Bear Mountain rises to 2,329 m in Montana. Swan Peak stands 2,826 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Bear Hump, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49013115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,329 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.77911, -113.34619

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 16.7 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Blair's Meadow: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Black Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan PeakWSW2,826 m14.3 mi
Three SistersE2,711 m12.2 mi
Silvertip MountainE2,699 m4.4 mi
Redhead PeakE2,675 m12.1 mi
Cliff MountainSE2,611 m13.2 mi
Sphinx PeakSE2,591 m13.6 mi
Stadium PeakSW2,561 m10.0 mi
Table MountainNE2,536 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3620:4821:36
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2015:5116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735435158656455433225

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Lake, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 779967 — Black Bear Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357933171

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