Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain: 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 Mountain

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 Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.36500, -106.53496. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~7 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~43 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~43 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see

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