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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 216 m. Pinnacle stands 446 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Bluff, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 171 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49423, -92.89656

171 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Lead Hill Public Use Area: 2.0 mi
  • Buck Creek Public Use Area: 5.7 mi
  • Tucker Hollow Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • Highway 125 Public Use Area: 6.9 mi
  • Jones Point State Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Sugarloaf Knob: 4.3 mi
  • Poor Joe Bald: 4.6 mi
  • Lone Tree Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Japanese Knob: 7.2 mi
  • Short Mountain: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 14
  • Branson Centennial Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Gaetz Tractor Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Branson Ghosts & Legends: 20.6 mi
  • Ralph Foster Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Museum: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Hog Wild Adventures: 16.5 mi
  • Big Cedar Fun Mountain: 21.3 mi
  • Grand Country Resort: 22.4 mi
  • The Branson Coaster: 22.6 mi
  • Ride The Ducks: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Ozark Medieval Fortress: 10.0 mi
  • Ruined Building: 14.6 mi
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 14.9 mi
  • Willie Lee: 15.4 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 1
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Scripture Garden: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleNNE 22°446 m17.6 mi
Horseshoe MountainE 92°410 m21.9 mi
Clark HillS 170°408 m11.5 mi
Haden BaldNNE 24°405 m23.2 mi
Bald JessENE 65°404 m22.7 mi
Chula VistaNW 306°398 m24.1 mi
Pine MountainS 182°397 m10.5 mi
Timbered KnobENE 78°397 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5519:5520:34
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2116:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846566473777669574637
Precip in2.92.84.75.25.13.94.23.24.14.04.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lead Hill, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358968552

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