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: 33.53339, -109.14452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Apache National Forest · sanctuary · Greenlee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Blue Range Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Luna Lake · lake · Catron · ~42 km · Must-see
• Luna Lake · lake · Apache · ~42 km · Must-see
• Escudilla Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hulsey Lake Dam · lake · Apache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Apache · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Apache · ~61 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grand Enchantment Trail · trek · Catron · ~66 km · Must-see
• Center Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lee Valley Dam · lake · Apache · ~70 km · Must-see
• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Escudilla Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~57 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~65 km · Must-see
• Center Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~69 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mogollon Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~73 km · Must-see
• Butler Canyon Trail Spring · viewpoint · Apache · ~75 km · Must-see

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