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: 48.52933, -118.63558. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Colville National Forest · sanctuary · Ferry · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Curlew Lake State Park · lake · Ferry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kettle Falls Historical Center · waterfall · Stevens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bonaparte Lake Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonaparte · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~63 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pierre Lake · lake · Stevens · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lamar Lake · lake · Stevens · ~70 km · Must-see
• Boundary Falls · waterfall · Alberta · ~71 km · Must-see
• Coco Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~24 km
• Upper Sherman Creek Falls · waterfall · Ferry · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonaparte · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Balance Rock · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~79 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~88 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~94 km · Must-see

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