Four Bear Mountain Trail
Photo: George Bannister from Woodville, MS, USA — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 472 ft
- climb
- 7,679 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Four Bear Mountain Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land within the Cody Field Office in Wyoming. It rises from about 7,294 feet to 7,679 feet, a climb of roughly 470 feet, and is rated moderate. The trail is natural-surface and accessible, and it allows horses and bikes. That makes it a flexible option for a full day of riding or for a ride that pairs easily with a horseback outing. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. At a nearby weather station, typical July highs average about 78°F with lows near 39°F. Winter is harsh, with typical January highs around 30°F and lows near 4°F. The trail is open year-round, and the closest neighbors are Trout Cr Trail, about a mile away, and Trout Creek, a canoeing route roughly 2 miles off. Jim Mountain Trail sits about 2.6 miles away, and the North Fork Shoshone River access is about 3.5 miles away.
- Trout Cr TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Jim Mountain CutaccrossHiking1.7 mi
- Trout CreekCanoeing1.8 mi
- Jim Mountain TrailHiking2.6 mi
- North Fork Shoshone R AccessRiver fishing3.5 mi
- Stagecoach Trl Fishing AccessRiver fishing3.6 mi
- Wapiti BridgeRiver fishing3.7 mi
- CodyRock climbing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Trout Cr TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- TROUT CR TRAILHiking · ~14 min drive
- Colter's Hell TrailHiking · ~25 min drive
- Jim Mountain TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Table MountainHiking · ~15 min drive
- Elk Creek Cut-Across TrailHiking · ~26 min drive
- West Fork Trout CrHiking · ~8 min drive
- Jim Mountain CutaccrossHiking · ~3 min drive
- Paul Stock Nature TrailHiking · ~27 min drive
- Big Cr TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Four Bear Mountain Trail
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 4°
Feb
32° / 6°
Mar
39° / 11°
Apr
47° / 22°
May
57° / 30°
Jun
67° / 35°
Jul
78° / 39°
Aug
77° / 37°
Sep
67° / 31°
Oct
51° / 23°
Nov
37° / 13°
Dec
28° / 5°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yellowstone Np E Ent, WY, 29.8 mi away at 6,954 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
