Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area
Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Round Top Mountain stands 754 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cossatot Falls Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arkansas State Parks
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 28.0 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 20 mi
- Acorn Vista · 20 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 21 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Hanna Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Dog Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Fodderstack Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Sugartree Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Boar Tusk Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Wicks City Park: 6.3 mi
- Greasy Jackson Park: 7.5 mi
- City Park: 8.8 mi
- Howard County State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 1.8 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 3.8 mi
- Katy Falls: 10.0 mi
- Shady Lake Cascade: 12.3 mi
- Trailhead Falls: 13.1 mi
- Gillham Springs: 4.2 mi
- Alpine Spring: 18.7 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 18.9 mi
- Old Potter School: 15.0 mi
- Ebenezer Monument: 16.8 mi
- Old Reservoir: 24.8 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 1.7 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 8.6 mi
- Midway: 12.4 mi
- Sevier County Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top Mountain | N 359° | 754 m | 19.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | NW 321° | 720 m | 21.0 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | ENE 79° | 719 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tall Peak | ENE 75° | 705 m | 11.8 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | ENE 69° | 705 m | 12.5 mi |
| East Raspberry Mountain | E 79° | 697 m | 14.5 mi |
| East Hanna Mountain | ENE 63° | 687 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lost Mountain | ENE 63° | 681 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:56 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG FK 1 SSE, 16 mi away.
- narrow-leaf ironweed13 obs
- Orangebelly Darter8 obs
- Smallmouth Bass6 obs
- Longear Sunfish6 obs
- downy ragged goldenrod6 obs
- ozark witch-hazel6 obs
- Highland Stoneroller6 obs
- dwarf crested iris5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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