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Bear Island
Bear Island is an island in Unorganized Borough, Unorganized Borough.
Bear Island: 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Bear Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
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 Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 61.10696, -142.43338. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bear Island
- Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~23 km · Must-see
- Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~29 km · Must-see
- Joshua Green Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~37 km · Must-see
- Hawkins Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~40 km · Must-see
- Sourdough Hill · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km · Must-see
- Aello Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~50 km · Must-see
- University Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~53 km · Must-see
- Chitistone Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~54 km · Must-see
- Porphyry Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~57 km · Must-see
- Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~57 km · Must-see
- Barnard Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~59 km · Must-see
- Mount Bona · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km · Must-see
- Bonanza Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~62 km · Must-see
- Mount Churchill · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~65 km · Must-see
- Fireweed Mountain - Central Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~66 km · Must-see
- Donoho Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~72 km · Must-see
- MacColl Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~12 km
- Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~15 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bear Island
- Tsedi Ts’ese’ · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~49 km
- Tsitus Island · river spot · Yakutat · ~142 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Bear Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bear Island?
Nearby: Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park (sanctuary, 23 km), Pyramid Peak (viewpoint, 29 km), Joshua Green Peak (viewpoint, 37 km), Hawkins Glacier (viewpoint, 40 km), Sourdough Hill (viewpoint, 46 km), Aello Peak (viewpoint, 50 km).