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Welch Bluff

Welch Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Welch Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 241 m. Shiloh Mountain stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Briar Bluff, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.06396, -93.12601

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buck Point: 2.2 mi
  • Braden Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Lost Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Fodderstack Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 34
Parks: 18
  • Henry Koen Experimental Forest: 3.9 mi
  • Bradley Park: 5.7 mi
  • Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 10.1 mi
  • Anstaff Soccer Complex and Harrison Tennis Complex: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Mystic Caverns: 3.8 mi
  • The Old Convertible: 16.0 mi
  • Overlook: 16.1 mi
  • Rock Garden: 22.4 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Glencoe Spring: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Welch Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shiloh MountainWSW 239°694 m15.1 mi
Henderson MountainSSW 197°692 m15.2 mi
Kilgore MountainWSW 257°682 m9.9 mi
Boat MountainENE 58°674 m6.2 mi
Moss MountainSSW 208°671 m9.1 mi
Sherman MountainWSW 253°670 m7.0 mi
Iceledo MountainSE 144°670 m15.7 mi
Reynolds MountainSW 229°668 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5719:5520:33
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2016:2317:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586775797871604940
Precip in3.02.84.25.25.54.23.73.44.44.03.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359020511

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