Sam's Throne
Sam's Throne is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 384 m. Henderson Mountain stands 692 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam's Throne Overlook, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 384 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 10 mi
- North Scenic Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dick Knob: 1.6 mi
- Dick Knob: 1.7 mi
- Kent Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Dogwood Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hudson Shelter Falls: 4.2 mi
- Big Creek Cave Falls: 5.7 mi
- Punchbowl Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 6.4 mi
- Sam's Throne Overlook: 0.2 mi
- Asia Point: 6.5 mi
- Red Rock Point: 6.7 mi
- Morgan Point: 7.8 mi
- Rocklick Point: 7.9 mi
- Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Stack Rock Scenic Area: 8.1 mi
- Richland Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Fairview Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 10.0 mi
- The Old Convertible: 11.8 mi
- Overlook: 13.1 mi
- Mystic Caverns: 17.7 mi
- Boy Scout Monument: 22.8 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 8.0 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 10.7 mi
- Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology: 24.6 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 12.1 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 12.2 mi
- Boone County Heritage Museum: 25.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Glencoe Spring: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Sam's Throne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Mountain | W 262° | 692 m | 8.5 mi |
| Davis Knob | WSW 243° | 688 m | 10.9 mi |
| Moss Mountain | WNW 302° | 671 m | 9.8 mi |
| Iceledo Mountain | E 83° | 670 m | 5.2 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | WNW 303° | 668 m | 13.2 mi |
| Daniel Mountain | SE 139° | 665 m | 3.0 mi |
| Daniel Mountain | SE 138° | 663 m | 2.9 mi |
| Judea Mountain | NW 315° | 657 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359009711
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