Goat Bluff
Goat Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Kennedy Mountain stands 604 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Bluff, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
Great place for scuba diving and rock jumping.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 195 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Glade Top Trail
- 20.7 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 24.3 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
Overlooks nearby
- Caney Overlook · 20 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 21 mi
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 24 mi
172 named places within 25 miles
- Lead Hill Public Use Area: 1.4 mi
- Buck Creek Public Use Area: 5.8 mi
- Tucker Hollow Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Highway 125 Public Use Area: 7.0 mi
- Jones Point State Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 3.0 mi
- Poor Joe Bald: 5.6 mi
- Japanese Knob: 6.2 mi
- Short Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Lead Hill: 7.2 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Bull Bottom Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Cane Bottom Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Mays Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Boone County Heritage Museum: 20.8 mi
- Gaetz Tractor Museum: 21.2 mi
- Branson Centennial Museum: 21.2 mi
- Branson Ghosts & Legends: 21.3 mi
- Ralph Foster Museum: 21.6 mi
- Hog Wild Adventures: 16.5 mi
- Big Cedar Fun Mountain: 21.5 mi
- Grand Country Resort: 23.0 mi
- The Branson Coaster: 23.2 mi
- Ride The Ducks: 23.3 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 9.5 mi
- Ruined Building: 15.9 mi
- Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 16.3 mi
- Willie Lee: 16.7 mi
- Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County: 20.6 mi
- Mincy Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- Drury Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 22.4 mi
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 24.0 mi
- Wolf Junction: 16.6 mi
- Caney Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 22.5 mi
- Arkansas View Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.0 mi
- Cotter Spring: 24.4 mi
- The Falls: 14.8 mi
- Scripture Garden: 21.6 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goat Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Mountain | SW 229° | 604 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | NNE 20° | 446 m | 18.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | E 89° | 410 m | 21.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSE 168° | 408 m | 10.2 mi |
| Haden Bald | NNE 23° | 405 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bald Jess | ENE 62° | 404 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chula Vista | NW 308° | 398 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 182° | 397 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lead Hill, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358971420
Day trips start here
- Branson · 23 mi
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