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McElhaney Bluff

McElhaney Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

McElhaney Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 342 m. Robinson Mountain stands 574 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Head Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
342 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27508, -94.04103

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Horseshoe Bend Public Use Area: 1.4 mi
  • War Eagle Public Use Area: 4.2 mi
  • Ward Nail Park: 4.7 mi
  • PLP Park: 4.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
  • Fitzgerald Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Webber Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Callahan Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Price Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Harp Mountain: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 58
Gardens: 51
  • Vera Key Victorian Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Rogers Historial Museum Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Fayetteville Trailhead Bioswale: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Fayetteville Garden Bed: 10.6 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 11
  • Cave Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Elm Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Greathouse Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Sweet Spring: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Sky Zone: 5.8 mi
  • The Garden Room: 16.0 mi
  • UARK Bowl: 16.0 mi
  • Aviation Cadet World: 22.1 mi
  • KCS Decatur Depot: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of McElhaney Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robinson MountainS 188°574 m17.9 mi
Whitney MountainNE 38°552 m11.1 mi
Boyd MountainSE 145°545 m16.9 mi
Pond MountainENE 69°542 m16.9 mi
Swain MountainE 86°540 m15.5 mi
Bohannan MountainSE 133°537 m17.9 mi
Rich MountainNNE 31°535 m12.1 mi
Round MountainS 177°532 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice06:0019:5920:38
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2516:2617:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948576574787770594738
Precip in2.72.74.24.86.35.53.92.74.03.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bentonville 4 S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358975293

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