Mount Nebo State Park
Mount Nebo State Park is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 524 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 597 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arkansas State Parks
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 20 mi
- Lookout Window · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo: 0.4 mi
- Sunrise Point: 0.6 mi
- Tater Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jones Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Spring Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Lake Dardanelle State Park: 3.1 mi
- Dardanelle City Park: 4.5 mi
- Delaware Park: 4.8 mi
- Riverview Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Old Post Road Park: 5.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 0.2 mi
- Darling Spring: 0.3 mi
- Nebo Springs: 0.4 mi
- Gum Springs: 0.5 mi
- Dickens’ Spring: 0.5 mi
- North Bluff: 8.5 mi
- South Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Burton Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Perry Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Mt Nebo Falls: 0.4 mi
- Big Shoal Cascade: 16.5 mi
- Wildman Twin Falls: 16.7 mi
- Hardy Falls: 18.1 mi
- Seven Hollows Grotto: 19.3 mi
- Summit Park Hotel Site: 0.3 mi
- Lt Kevin Mainhart Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Dardanelle Confederate Monument: 5.6 mi
- Old House Foundation: 7.9 mi
- Hindsman Bell Tower: 8.3 mi
- Mount Nebo State Park: 1.5 mi
- Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Petit Jean State Park: 19.6 mi
- Petit Jean State Park: 21.7 mi
- Mount Magazine State Park: 21.9 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound: 8.1 mi
- Overlook Rest Area - Westbound: 9.2 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 11.2 mi
- Potts Inn Museum: 11.9 mi
- Johnson County Historical Society: 20.8 mi
- Museum Of Automobiles: 21.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Needle's Eye: 23.7 mi
- The Window: 23.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 0.3 mi
- Buckman's Pool: 19.8 mi
- Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 5.3 mi
- Carter Cove Beach: 18.1 mi
- Booger Hollow: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Mount Nebo State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | W 271° | 597 m | 12.3 mi |
| Spring Mountain | W 262° | 553 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSE 159° | 537 m | 0.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 277° | 508 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 286° | 452 m | 1.7 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | W 269° | 449 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 275° | 437 m | 5.3 mi |
| East Snake Knob | WSW 256° | 409 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dardanelle, 5 mi away.
- leafcup32 obs
- great mullein28 obs
- white snakeroot24 obs
- White-tailed Deer23 obs
- Prairie Lizard20 obs
- American beautyberry18 obs
- American Bullfrog17 obs
- common pawpaw16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1415963641
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