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Buzzard Bluff

Buzzard Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 197 m. Bear Cave Mountain stands 447 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland Public Use Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.45895, -92.62989

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pine Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Long Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Bull Shoals Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Horseshoe Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Chain Link Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks: 37
  • Oakland Public Use Area: 1.0 mi
  • Ozard Isle Public Use Area: 2.1 mi
  • Ozark Isle Public Use Area: 2.2 mi
  • Pontiac Public Use Area: 3.7 mi
  • Jones Point State Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Mountain Home Farmer's Market: 16.2 mi
  • House Ruins: 20.2 mi
  • House Ruins: 20.5 mi
  • Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cotter Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Rock Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Bixly Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Buzzard Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Cave MountainNE 37°447 m18.9 mi
PinnacleNNW 336°446 m20.5 mi
Timber KnobNNE 27°440 m19.2 mi
Long MountainNE 38°440 m19.3 mi
High Rock MountainNE 35°434 m20.6 mi
PinnacleNE 37°429 m16.4 mi
Stony KnobNE 35°428 m17.7 mi
Tater Cave MountainNE 36°423 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:23
June solstice05:5419:5420:33
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:1916:1916:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150596775797871604940
Precip in2.92.43.64.74.53.53.63.42.73.43.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Home Baxter CO Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358968549

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