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: 46.33354, -111.25468. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~63 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ross Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~7 km
• Higgins Brothers Number 2 Dam · lake · Broadwater · ~11 km
• Grassy Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~13 km
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~15 km
• Dutchie Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~18 km
• Hooligans Hill · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~19 km
• Sixmile Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ross Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~88 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~90 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~93 km · Must-see
• KCTZ-TV (Bozeman) · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~99 km · Must-see

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