Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Bear Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.23857, -107.09422. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seminoe State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Dam · lake · Natrona · ~40 km · Must-see
• Alcova Reservoir · lake · Natrona · ~54 km · Must-see
• Split Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~56 km · Must-see
• France Memorial Presbyterian Church · fort · Carbon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site · fort · Carbon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~75 km · Must-see
• Junk Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~5 km
• Spurlock Dam · lake · Carbon · ~13 km
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~20 km
• Ferris Mountains Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Carbon · ~23 km
• Point of Rocks · viewpoint · Carbon · ~24 km
• Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Carbon · ~24 km
• Coal Creek Rim · viewpoint · Carbon · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~36 km · Must-see
• Split Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~56 km · Must-see
• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Natrona · ~78 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~103 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~106 km · Must-see
• Casper Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~107 km · Must-see
• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~146 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~146 km · Must-see
• Red Rock · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~147 km · Must-see

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