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Painters Bluff

Painters Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Painters Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. Irons Mountain stands 477 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexander Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 95 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88007, -91.85265

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Alexander Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Adeline Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Clark Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Willard George Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Saltpeter Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks: 30
  • University of Arkansas Experimental Farm: 5.7 mi
  • Guion Park: 6.6 mi
  • Independence County Fairgrounds: 12.4 mi
  • West Side Park: 12.7 mi
  • Polk Bayou Park: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Big Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Painters Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Irons MountainW 261°477 m9.3 mi
Cedar MountainWSW 248°396 m9.7 mi
Miller MountainWSW 237°388 m6.5 mi
Davis MountainSSW 213°357 m7.4 mi
Round MountainS 170°345 m10.2 mi
Dump MountainS 190°344 m11.2 mi
Fortune MountainS 188°331 m9.5 mi
Cave PointSW 233°321 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:19
June solstice05:5219:5020:28
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1516:1816:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948576674787769594738
Precip in3.53.64.85.25.53.44.23.83.54.04.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Batesville Lvstk, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358984851

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