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Watson Bluff

Watson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Watson Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Barton Mountain stands 571 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaty Bluff, a cliff 2.3 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
113 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.94287, -92.87073

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Long Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Flatside Pinnacle: 5.3 mi
  • Fourche Pinnacle: 5.4 mi
  • North Fork Pinnacle: 5.8 mi
  • Sausmann Mountain: 6.6 mi
Parks: 43
  • Lake Sylvia Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
  • Cypress Creek Park: 7.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Access: 12.3 mi
  • Petit Jean State Park: 12.6 mi
  • Camp Mitchell: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
  • Perry County Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Museum Of Automobiles: 13.0 mi
  • Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 15.6 mi
  • Depot Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Potts Inn Museum: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Giant Sawdust Pile: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Iron Spring: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Carter Cove Beach: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Arkansas Arboretum: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Watson Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barton MountainSW 217°571 m14.9 mi
Smith PinnacleSW 217°571 m14.9 mi
Angling PinnacleSSW 205°530 m12.8 mi
Locust MountainWSW 238°519 m18.8 mi
Crystal MountainSSW 207°518 m8.1 mi
Grindstone MountainSSW 212°489 m8.6 mi
North Deckard MountainWSW 237°489 m17.6 mi
Deckard MountainSW 234°489 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice05:5919:5220:29
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1616:2517:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876807972615041
Precip in3.94.65.45.85.84.44.43.94.54.85.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alum FK, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359010077

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