Bear Skull

Bear Skull: 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 Skull

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 Skull — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.36570, -119.71276. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Skull

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~52 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~58 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~67 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~21 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~23 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~24 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~26 km
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~32 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~35 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~39 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~41 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Skull

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Skull

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~78 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~99 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~110 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~113 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~122 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~124 km · Must-see

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