Bear Mountain
The fire lookout amid telecommunications equipment.
Highest point
Elevation3,355 ft (1,023 m)[1]
Prominence1,395 ft (425 m)[1]
Coordinates36°44′48″N 119°16′48″W / 36.74680°N 119.27996°W / 36.74680; -119.27996[2]
Geography
Bear Mountain is located in California
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain is located in the United States
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain
LocationFresno County, California, US
Topo mapUSGS Orange Cove North

Bear Mountain is a peak in the Sierra Nevada foothills, near Yokuts Valley, California. In the early 1900s a fire lookout tower was constructed on the mountain, now the site is mostly used to support communications equipment.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bear Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. "Topographic map of Bear Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. Mitchell, Hugh (1936). First and Second Order Triangulation in California (1927 Datum). United States Department of Commerce. p. 112.
  4. "Bear Mountain Communications Tower Replacement". ceqanet.opr.ca.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  5. "Bear Mountain". FOREST LOOKOUTS. Retrieved October 10, 2022.


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