Buffalo Hump
Buffalo Hump is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 239 m. Red Hill stands 558 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Shirley Centennial Museum, a museum 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 239 m
How to reach it
- 104.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.1 mi off the Sylamore Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- John Henry Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bud Brown Hill: 3.1 mi
- Simkins Point: 3.5 mi
- Bliss Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Banner Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Ed Leamon Park: 2.8 mi
- Woodland Mead Park: 2.8 mi
- Fairfield Bay City Park: 3.8 mi
- Fairfield Bay Walking Trail: 4.8 mi
- Van Buren Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Harper Bluffs: 6.9 mi
- Moon Bluffs: 8.0 mi
- Bee Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 9.5 mi
- Yellow Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Shirley Centennial Museum: 1.5 mi
- Van Buren County Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Stone County Museum: 18.5 mi
- William Carl Garner Visitor Center: 18.6 mi
- Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 19.6 mi
- Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery: 19.1 mi
- Junk Car: 20.2 mi
- Blanchard Spring: 22.8 mi
- Blanchard Springs Caverns: 23.1 mi
- Cornelius Falls: 18.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.8 mi
- Collins Creek Cascade: 19.3 mi
- Harness: 15.1 mi
- Racket Ridge: 20.8 mi
- War Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Jimmie White Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Buffalo Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | WNW 295° | 558 m | 13.6 mi |
| Clinton Mountain | W 279° | 477 m | 10.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | W 274° | 466 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Evans | W 260° | 464 m | 12.9 mi |
| Coppers Knob | W 267° | 463 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NNE 20° | 451 m | 13.7 mi |
| Copper Spring Mountain | W 268° | 447 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lexington Mountain | NW 310° | 438 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358968447
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