If it’s possible for something 2,650 feet high to get lost, that’s what happens to Bear Den Mountain, a splendid peak that must live out its existence in the shadow of the mighty ridge connecting the High Peaks of Whiteface and Esther.
In baseball terms, Bear Den is the Tony Lazzeri of mountains, the .300, 100-RBI second baseman for the ’27 Yankees who toiled in relative obscurity behind the likes of Ruth and Gehrig.
And until recently, the Bear Den trail was treated as something of a castaway, with poor markings and herd-path
