Bear Ridge

California

California

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1.0 mi

Distance

681 ft

Gain

56 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Sierra National Forest

    3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Part of Mono Meadow Trailhead

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Bear Ridge

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.0 mi
Elevation gain
681 ft
Highest point
8,270 ft
Lowest point
7,574 ft

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About this trail

Bear Ridge is a 1.00-mile trail in the Mono Meadow Trailhead system managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 778 feet of elevation and follows a point-to-point route shape.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
8,270 ft
Total climbing
681 ft
Length
1 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA weather station, 19 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan41° high17° low
  2. Feb41° high18° low
  3. Mar45° high22° low
  4. Apr51° high27° low
  5. May60° high35° low
  6. Jun70° high42° low
  7. Jul78° high49° low
  8. Aug77° high47° low
  9. Sep71° high40° low
  10. Oct61° high30° low
  11. Nov49° high23° low
  12. Dec41° high17° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Sierra National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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