Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology
Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. Reves Knob stands 618 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall City Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States.
Wikidata Q31421057, matched on coordinates and name (706 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Sylamore Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stephenson Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 3.3 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Barr Mountain: 3.9 mi
- South Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Maumee Falls West: 8.3 mi
- Maumee Falls East: 8.4 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 13.7 mi
- Lay Falls: 13.8 mi
- Funnel Falls: 15.6 mi
- Henderson Point: 6.4 mi
- Salt Cave Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Nolan Point: 9.9 mi
- Gower Point: 10.9 mi
- Doins Point: 11.0 mi
- Marshall City Park: 1.4 mi
- Marshall Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Morning Star Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Leslie City Park: 5.5 mi
- Leslie Fun Park: 5.9 mi
- Boy Scout Monument: 8.6 mi
- Sinkhole Icebox: 13.3 mi
- The Old Convertible: 14.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 23.1 mi
- Blanchard Springs Caverns: 24.9 mi
- Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 5.5 mi
- Van Buren County Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Shirley Centennial Museum: 23.5 mi
- Pebble Spring: 13.8 mi
- Tassel Spring: 18.6 mi
- Glencoe Spring: 20.8 mi
- Hicks Hotel and Store: 16.4 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 22.8 mi
- Jimmie White Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Harness: 12.3 mi
- Racket Ridge: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reves Knob | SSW 211° | 618 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rollins Point | W 279° | 616 m | 14.1 mi |
| Point Peter Mountain | W 275° | 607 m | 14.3 mi |
| Star Mountain | SW 222° | 596 m | 9.2 mi |
| South Mountain | SW 221° | 575 m | 4.3 mi |
| Lick Owens Mountain | WSW 257° | 570 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 228° | 565 m | 14.1 mi |
| Strand Knob | E 96° | 561 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
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 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12193306452
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