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: 44.16978, -74.73546. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Cranberry Lake · lake · Vermont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hitchens Pond · lake · Vermont · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lows Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~12 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Vermont · ~13 km · Must-see
• Olmstead Pond · lake · Vermont · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pond · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~14 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pond · lake · Vermont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Massawepie Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~14 km · Must-see
• Massawepie Lake · lake · Vermont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bridge Brook Pond · lake · Vermont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bridge Brook Pond · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Round Lake Wilderness · lake · Hamilton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Arab · viewpoint · Vermont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Arab Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~16 km · Must-see
• Catamount Pond · lake · Vermont · ~17 km · Must-see
• Big Deer Pond · lake · Hamilton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Rock · church · Vermont · ~18 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

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• Arab Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Morris · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Catamount Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~36 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Emmons · viewpoint · Addison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tongue Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~53 km · Must-see

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