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: 44.48319, -72.17830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Stannard-Greensboro Bend Methodist Church · church · Caledonia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Christian Union Society Meetinghouse · church · Caledonia · ~11 km · Must-see
• School House Covered Bridge · attraction · Caledonia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mathewson State Forest · sanctuary · Caledonia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Runaway Pond · lake · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Harvey's Lake · lake · Grafton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Comerford Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boulder Beach State Park · beach · Caledonia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Union Meeting House · church · Caledonia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Burke Mountain · viewpoint · Caledonia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lower Waterford Congregational Church · church · Caledonia · ~32 km · Must-see
• McIndoes Station Dam · lake · Grafton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Groton State Forest · sanctuary · Caledonia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Caledonia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Coös · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Orleans · ~35 km · Must-see
• Martin Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willoughby State Forest · sanctuary · Orleans · ~36 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Burke Mountain · viewpoint · Caledonia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Caledonia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Coös · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Orleans · ~37 km · Must-see
• Signal Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~41 km · Must-see
• East Mountain · viewpoint · Coös · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Grafton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hazen's Notch · viewpoint · Grafton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~64 km · Must-see

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