Bears Ears Mountain, Popo Agie Wilderness

#12 among attractions in Popo Agie Wilderness

Natural attraction, Mountain

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Bears Ears Mountain is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bears Ears Mountain is 1.32 mi east of Mount Chauvenet and consists of two peaks which from a distance resemble the ears on a bear. ()

Elevation: 11820 ftProminence: 260 ftCoordinates: 42°50'20"N, 109°7'59"W

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Popo Agie Wilderness United States

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Bears Ears Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pingora Peak, Wolfs Head, War Bonnet Peak, Mitchell Peak.

6.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pingora Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
159 min walk • Pingora Peak is prominent granite peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is one of the pinnacles that forms the Cirque of the Towers.
6.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Wolfs Head, Popo Agie Wilderness
165 min walk • Wolfs Head is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Wolfs Head is on the northwest side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
6.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
War Bonnet Peak, Bridger Wilderness
173 min walk • War Bonnet Peak is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. War Bonnet Peak is on the southern side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area, rising steeply above Jackass Pass.
5.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mitchell Peak, Bridger Wilderness
150 min walk • Mitchell Peak is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mitchell Peak is on the southern side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
2.5 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
64 min walk • Cathedral Peak is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Cathedral Peak is 1.5 mi southwest of Mount Chauvenet in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
7 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Warrior Peaks, Popo Agie Wilderness
178 min walk • Warrior Peaks is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Warrior Peaks is on the southern side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area and is just west of War Bonnet Peak. Warrior Peaks sits along the Continental Divide.
4.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Lizard Head Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
120 min walk • Lizard Head Peak is in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated in Shoshone National Forest, Lizard Head Peak is the northeasternmost peak in the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
5.9 miSW
Climbing
Northeast Face, Popo Agie Wilderness
151 min walk • The Northeast Face of Pingora is a technical rock climbing route on Pingora Peak part of the Cirque of the Towers in the Popo Agie Wilderness part of the Shoshone National Forest. The route is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.
6.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Sharks Nose, Bridger Wilderness
174 min walk • Sharks Nose is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Sharks Nose is on the west side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
1.3 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chauvenet, Popo Agie Wilderness
33 min walk • Mount Chauvenet is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Chauvenet is 1.5 mi northeast of Cathedral Peak in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
6 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Bair Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
154 min walk • Bair Peak is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.