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: 43.86284, -73.64485. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Pharaoh Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pharaoh Lake Wilderness · lake · Essex · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area · lake · Rutland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Schroon Lake · lake · Essex · ~17 km · Must-see
• Schroon Lake · lake · Rutland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Scaroon Manor Campground · sanctuary · Warren · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Notch Wilderness · sanctuary · Essex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brant Lake · lake · Warren · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Addison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jabe Pond · lake · Rutland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Island Pond · lake · Rutland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence State Historic Site · fort · Addison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Addison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Macomb Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grace Peak · viewpoint · Addison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crown Point State Historic Site · park · Essex · ~31 km · Must-see
• Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest · sanctuary · Essex · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint-Frédéric · fort · Addison · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Pharaoh Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Addison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Addison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Macomb Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grace Peak · viewpoint · Addison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hough Peak · viewpoint · Addison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hough Peak · viewpoint · Essex · ~32 km · Must-see
• Belfry Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Nippletop · viewpoint · Addison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blake Peak · viewpoint · Addison · ~36 km · Must-see

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