Bear Head Mountain

Bear Head 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 Head 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 Head Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.92782, -111.12568. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Head Mountain

• Mistake Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~5 km · Must-see
• Salome Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tonto National Forest · sanctuary · Gila · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sierra Ancha Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~29 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Lake · lake · Gila · ~31 km · Must-see
• Arizona Trail · trek · Gila · ~36 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hellsgate Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tonto National Monument · sanctuary · Gila · ~39 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Browns Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~41 km · Must-see
• Apache Lake · lake · Gila · ~45 km · Must-see
• Green Valley Park Dam · lake · Gila · ~49 km · Must-see
• Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area · viewpoint · Gila · ~53 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Shoofly Village Ruins · fort · Gila · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Reservoir · lake · Maricopa · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Head Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Head Mountain

• Mistake Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~5 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Browns Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~41 km · Must-see
• Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area · viewpoint · Gila · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chediski Peak · viewpoint · Navajo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~74 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~77 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount McDowell · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~85 km · Must-see

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