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: 44.30784, -74.95381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Cathedral Rock · church · Vermont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake · lake · Vermont · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sucker Lake · lake · Vermont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Catamount Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~26 km · Must-see
• Portaferry Lake · lake · Vermont · ~27 km · Must-see
• Higley Flow State Park · park · Saint Lawrence · ~27 km · Must-see
• Olmstead Pond · lake · Vermont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Higley Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Vermont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Streeter Lake · lake · Vermont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Massawepie Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Star Lake · lake · Vermont · ~31 km · Must-see
• South Colton Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pond · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~32 km · Must-see
• Massawepie Lake · lake · Vermont · ~32 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pond · lake · Vermont · ~32 km · Must-see
• Catamount Pond · lake · Vermont · ~32 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Vermont · ~34 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

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• Mount Morris · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Azure Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~55 km · Must-see
• Azure Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~62 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Slide Off Mountain · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~73 km · Must-see

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