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: 44.35903, -119.83415. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~58 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~58 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~68 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~25 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~28 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~31 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~33 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~34 km
• Poley Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~36 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~38 km
• Hole-in-the-Ground Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~38 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~89 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~98 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~101 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~111 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~112 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~114 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~117 km · Must-see

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