Bear Hill

Bear Hill: 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 Hill

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 Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.35402, -72.71663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hill

• Okemo State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~5 km · Must-see
• United Church of Ludlow · church · Windsor · ~6 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Windsor · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ludlow Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Weston Priory · church · Windsor · ~8 km · Must-see
• Proctor Piper State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cavendish Universalist Church · church · Windsor · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Rescue · lake · Windsor · ~14 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain National Forest · sanctuary · Rutland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Congregational Church of Chester · church · Windsor · ~17 km · Must-see
• Camp Plymouth State Park · sanctuary · Windsor · ~18 km · Must-see
• Amherst Lake Dam · lake · Windsor · ~18 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Rutland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lord State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~19 km · Must-see
• Magic Mountain Ski Area · attraction · Windham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Porter Turret Observatory · sanctuary · Windsor · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stellafane-West (Breezy Hill) · park · Windsor · ~23 km · Must-see
• Best's Covered Bridge · attraction · Windsor · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hill

• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Windsor · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ludlow Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Ephraim · viewpoint · Windsor · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Ephraim · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mt Ascutney · viewpoint · Windsor · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dorset Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shrewsbury Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mendon Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Aeolus · viewpoint · Bennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Killington Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~36 km · Must-see

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