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Goat Bluff

Goat Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 151 m. Ouachita Pinnacle stands 595 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Fourche Roadside Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
151 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.87648, -93.10296

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Forked Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Chinquapin Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Joe Point: 4.9 mi
  • North Deckard Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Locust Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 46
  • South Fourche Roadside Park: 0.6 mi
  • River Road Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
  • Project Point Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
  • Quarry Cove Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Alum Creek Experimental Forest: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 2
  • Iron Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Varnall Spring: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Perry County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Museum Of Automobiles: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Carter Cove Beach: 9.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Tiny Town: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Goat Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ouachita PinnacleSW 215°595 m12.3 mi
Barton MountainSSE 150°571 m8.4 mi
Smith PinnacleSSE 150°571 m8.4 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 210°547 m8.1 mi
Powell MountainWSW 242°547 m15.6 mi
Angling PinnacleSE 132°530 m10.5 mi
Locust MountainSSW 207°519 m6.1 mi
Crystal MountainESE 106°518 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:24
June solstice06:0019:5320:30
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:1716:2717:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653627179838275635244
Precip in3.83.94.95.46.24.23.73.74.04.55.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nimrod DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359008194

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