Bear Gulch

Bear Gulch: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Gulch

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bear Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.68269, -114.21616. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Duncan's Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~13 km · Must-see
• Salzburger Spitzl · viewpoint · Blaine · ~14 km · Must-see
• Goat Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Devils Bedstead · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Blaine · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~20 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~20 km · Must-see
• Griffin Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~21 km · Must-see
• Angels Perch · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Standhope Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~24 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Blaine · ~25 km · Must-see
• Altair Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Duncan's Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~13 km · Must-see
• Salzburger Spitzl · viewpoint · Blaine · ~14 km · Must-see
• Goat Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Devils Bedstead · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~20 km · Must-see
• Griffin Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~21 km · Must-see

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