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: 45.69743, -112.00610. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~13 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~47 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~51 km · Must-see
• Alder Gulch · viewpoint · Fremont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Madison Buffalo Jump State Park · park · Gallatin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~60 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~64 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~65 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~66 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~66 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~68 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~13 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~47 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~51 km · Must-see
• Alder Gulch · viewpoint · Fremont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~60 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fan Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gallatin Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~80 km · Must-see

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