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Poison Point

Poison Point, seen from above at true elevation

Poison Point is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 295 m. Barr Mountain stands 530 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hicks Hotel and Store, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
295 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15368, -92.55488

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lion Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Hathaway Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Warrior Creek Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Hand Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Bald Jesse: 4.7 mi
Parks: 47
  • Big Springs Park: 7.8 mi
  • Yellvile Park: 8.3 mi
  • Hickey Park: 8.7 mi
  • Morning Star Community Park: 12.9 mi
  • Big Flat School Park: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 18
Attractions: 8
  • Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 4.8 mi
  • Sinkhole Icebox: 4.9 mi
  • Boy Scout Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Mountain Home Farmer's Market: 15.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Pebble Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Cotter Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Tassel Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Glencoe Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 23.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 22.3 mi
  • Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Poison Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barr MountainS 179°530 m18.4 mi
Blue MountainS 179°528 m20.3 mi
Lee MountainSSE 163°507 m20.1 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainSSE 162°501 m18.5 mi
Stephenson MountainS 185°488 m18.5 mi
Pilot MountainWSW 236°423 m14.0 mi
Brushy MountainS 185°415 m20.8 mi
Baldwin HillS 183°411 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:5419:5320:31
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:1816:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049586674787870594739
Precip in3.23.34.75.15.34.13.43.03.93.84.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilbert, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358978619

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