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: 44.37135, -107.43313. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~36 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ten Sleep Mercantile · fort · Washakie · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~36 km · Must-see

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