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Chesney Prairie Natural Area

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Elevation, modelled
363 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kessler Mountain565 m · 20.3 mi
Nearest byway
Cherokee Hills Byway5.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:39local time
Coordinates
36.2195, -94.4861
Chesney Prairie Natural Area from directly overhead

Chesney Prairie Natural Area is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a modelled 363 m. Kessler Mountain stands 565 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stump Prairie, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Chesney Prairie Natural Area is one of very few tallgrass prairie remnants left on the Arkansas portion of the Springfield Plateau and supports a number of rare species.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chesney Prairie Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kessler MountainSE 133°565 m20.3 mi
Fraker MountainSE 144°555 m24.8 mi
Wasburn MountainSE 140°554 m23.7 mi
Miller MountainSE 136°551 m20.6 mi
Stevenson MountainSE 146°548 m22.1 mi
Sugar HillS 176°531 m22.2 mi
Pierce MountainESE 116°515 m22.8 mi
Round Top MountainSE 134°500 m21.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 54
Gardens: 51
Peaks: 47
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0220:0120:39
September equinox07:0718:4319:16
December solstice07:2616:2817:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150586675797971594940
Precip in2.52.23.55.05.94.34.23.33.94.03.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville Springdale NW AR, 11 mi away.

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