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: 39.36888, -105.14443. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• South Valley Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Windy Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Robert F. Clement Park · park · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindo Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Windy Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~42 km · Must-see

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