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: 36.10419, -105.60668. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• El Rito Presbyterian Church · church · Mora · ~27 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Roller Mill Museum · museum · Mora · ~32 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~32 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~33 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~45 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~53 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~54 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~20 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~67 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~72 km · Must-see

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