Sims Point
Sims Point is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 572 m. Gaither Mountain stands 655 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradshaw Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 572 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- North Scenic Point · 24 mi
- South Gap Scenic Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradshaw Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Blacklick Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Collier Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Berryville City Park: 10.2 mi
- Beacon Park: 11.6 mi
- centerpoint horsecamp: 15.2 mi
- Cricket Creek Public Use Area: 15.4 mi
- McIlroy State Game Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Chaney Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Ward Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Bee Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Harris Point: 12.3 mi
- Road 299 Falls: 13.7 mi
- Eagle's Nest Falls: 14.0 mi
- Paige Falls: 14.5 mi
- Broadwater Hollow Falls: 14.5 mi
- Diamond Falls: 15.5 mi
- Memory Lane Museum: 8.7 mi
- Saunders Museum: 10.4 mi
- Heritage Center Museum: 10.5 mi
- Boone County Heritage Museum: 17.1 mi
- Holy Land Tour: 19.2 mi
- Winona Springs: 15.4 mi
- Cedar Valley: 19.2 mi
- Gaskins: 21.7 mi
- Oregon: 21.8 mi
- Melva: 23.3 mi
- Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County: 17.3 mi
- Civil War Healing: 20.0 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 22.3 mi
- Madison County War Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 24.0 mi
- Magnetic Springs: 19.9 mi
- Harding Spring: 20.1 mi
- Crescent Spring: 20.1 mi
- Sweet Spring: 20.1 mi
- Congress Spring: 20.1 mi
- Aviation Cadet World: 18.9 mi
- Hog Wild Adventures: 18.9 mi
- Mystic Caverns: 19.4 mi
- Big Cedar Fun Mountain: 19.5 mi
- The Runaway Mountain Coaster: 24.8 mi
- Berlin Wall Segment: 19.5 mi
- Christ of the Ozarks: 19.6 mi
- Art Wall: 19.9 mi
- Humpty Dumpty Statue: 20.0 mi
- Pilot Knob Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 22.8 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 23.6 mi
- Don's Island: 24.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Sims Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaither Mountain | SE 125° | 655 m | 13.1 mi |
| Dodson Mountain | SSE 164° | 654 m | 10.8 mi |
| Piney Mountain | ESE 119° | 652 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cone Point | SE 130° | 648 m | 15.6 mi |
| Coffman Mountain | S 176° | 640 m | 8.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 220° | 633 m | 4.4 mi |
| Usrey Mountain | SSW 197° | 617 m | 5.1 mi |
| Holden Mountain | SE 143° | 614 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison Boone CO AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358980926
Day trips start here
- Branson · 26 mi
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