Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain: 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 Mountain

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 Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.40655, -122.90111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~47 km · Must-see
• City of Ten Thousand Buddhas · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sun House · museum · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~62 km · Must-see

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