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North Bear Mountain

North Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North Bear Mountain rises to 2,278 m in Wyoming. Roundtop Mountain stands 2,672 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Benchmark, a peak 5.2 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39690, -108.33760

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Wind Benchmark: 5.2 mi
  • Saint Marys Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Sulphur Benchmark: 7.2 mi
  • Ice Benchmark: 9.5 mi
  • Happy Benchmark: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 2
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 14.8 mi
  • Mill: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Johnny Behind The Rocks: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roundtop MountainWNW 297°2,672 m21.5 mi
Limestone MountainWNW 303°2,652 m22.9 mi
Continental PeakWSW 246°2,567 m21.4 mi
Crooks MountainE 90°2,533 m21.4 mi
Green BenchmarkE 91°2,364 m15.4 mi
Crooks PeakE 94°2,338 m24.1 mi
Ice BenchmarkENE 74°2,277 m9.5 mi
Saint Marys PeakWSW 245°2,276 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:3720:1220:55
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4015:5916:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151926344353615950372517
Precip in1.01.51.61.92.61.60.81.01.31.51.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlantic City, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502746

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