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South Bluff

South Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

South Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Magazine Mountain stands 837 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Lake Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.14648, -93.43519

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spring Lake Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Belleville City Park: 3.4 mi
  • Jimway Park (Private): 5.2 mi
  • Havana City Park: 5.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks
  • Chickalah Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • High Point: 3.9 mi
  • Three Knobs: 5.5 mi
  • Carter Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Huckleberry Mountain: 5.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • Bear Waller Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Buckman's Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Turkey Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Dickens’ Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Gum Springs: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
  • Logan County "Old Jail" Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 22.5 mi
  • Potts Inn Museum: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Buckman's Pool: 9.6 mi
  • Lover's Leap: 11.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Needle's Eye: 13.3 mi
  • The Window: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 16.2 mi
  • Carter Cove Beach: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of South Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magazine MountainW 277°837 m11.9 mi
Signal HillW 277°837 m11.9 mi
Petit Jean MountainWSW 240°745 m17.2 mi
Flood MountainWSW 244°684 m16.6 mi
Potato Hill MountainWSW 240°677 m14.0 mi
Hogan MountainWSW 240°630 m21.0 mi
Huckleberry MountainNNW 338°597 m5.7 mi
Spring MountainNE 55°553 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice06:0119:5420:32
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1916:2717:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606977818073625041
Precip in3.43.44.94.95.03.73.83.64.03.84.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue MTN DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359009839

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