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Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology

Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.89522, -92.61548

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 29
Cliffs: 23
Parks: 16
  • 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
Attractions: 8
  • Boy Scout Monument: 8.6 mi
  • Sinkhole Icebox: 13.3 mi
  • Overlook: 14.8 mi
  • The Old Convertible: 14.9 mi
  • Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 20.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 5.5 mi
  • Van Buren County Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Shirley Centennial Museum: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pebble Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Tassel Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Glencoe Spring: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reves KnobSSW 211°618 m13.5 mi
Rollins PointW 279°616 m14.1 mi
Point Peter MountainW 275°607 m14.3 mi
Star MountainSW 222°596 m9.2 mi
South MountainSW 221°575 m4.3 mi
Lick Owens MountainWSW 257°570 m9.2 mi
Bear MountainSW 228°565 m14.1 mi
Strand KnobE 96°561 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice05:5519:5320:31
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:1816:2117:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586674787870594940
Precip in3.23.34.85.35.13.73.53.23.73.84.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12193306452

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