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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain is one of the best-known peaks of 's Hudson Highlands. Located partially in in the town of and partially in in the town of , it lends its name to the nearby and that contains it.
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Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,293 feet
  • Description: peak of New York’s Hudson Highlands
  • Also known as: “Bear Hill” and “Bread Tray Mountain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bear Mountain Bridge and Bear Mountain Inn.

Bridge
Photo: Mwanner, Public domain.
The , ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the between in and in .

Hotel
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 1915 hotel, restaurant and spa owned by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and located in just south of the in .

Peak
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Anthony's Nose is a 900+ ft peak in the Hudson Highlands along the east bank of the in the hamlet of . It lies at the extreme northwest end of , and serves as the east anchor of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Montgomery and Jones Point.

Village
is a hamlet in , , United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2020 census. It is part of the ––, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger ––, NY--- .

Hamlet
is a former hamlet located in the town of in Rockland County in the state of , United States, located north of ; east of ; south of ; and west of the .

Hamlet
Photo: Disputantum, Public domain.
is a hamlet in the , , , United States, located north of ; east of Harriman State Park; south of and west of the .

Bear Mountain

Latitude
41.31291° or 41° 18′ 47″ north
Longitude
-74.00616° or 74° 0′ 22″ west
Elevation
1,293 feet (394 metres)
Open location code
87H78X7V+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357595849
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5108292
Wiki­data ID
Q4876498
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Bear Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bear mendia (Hudson Highlands)”
  • Basque: “Bear mendia”
  • Cebuano: “Bear Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيار (امريكا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيار”
  • French: “Bear Mountain”
  • Ladin: “Bear Mountain”
  • Serbian: “Бер Маунтајн”
  • Urdu: “بئیر ماؤنٹین”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Clinton and Manitou.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Perkins Memorial Tower and Bear Mountain Ice Rink.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bear Mountain”. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.