Petit Jean State Park
Petit Jean State Park is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Spring Mountain stands 553 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arkansas State Parks
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Short Mountain Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Petit Jean State Park: 0.7 mi
- Camp Mitchell: 4.1 mi
- Cypress Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- Galla Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 7.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Blue Point: 4.4 mi
- Cove Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Fourche Pinnacle: 8.6 mi
- Perry Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Stouts Point: 5.0 mi
- Millie Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Slaty Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Watson Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Goat Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 0.4 mi
- Seven Hollows Grotto: 2.2 mi
- Brown Creek Cascade: 18.0 mi
- Forked Mountain Falls: 19.5 mi
- Mt Nebo Falls: 19.7 mi
- Petit Jean State Park: 2.4 mi
- Petit Jean State Park: 4.8 mi
- Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Mount Nebo State Park: 19.3 mi
- Mount Nebo State Park: 19.6 mi
- Operation Iraqi Freedom: 11.1 mi
- Dardanelle Confederate Monument: 14.5 mi
- Hindsman Bell Tower: 16.7 mi
- Lt Kevin Mainhart Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Old House Foundation: 19.6 mi
- Varnall Spring: 19.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 19.5 mi
- Nebo Springs: 19.6 mi
- Gum Springs: 19.8 mi
- Dickens’ Spring: 19.8 mi
- Museum Of Automobiles: 2.3 mi
- Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Perry County Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Potts Inn Museum: 10.9 mi
- Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 22.9 mi
- Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 19.2 mi
- Carter Cove Beach: 20.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 19.8 mi
- Giant Sawdust Pile: 23.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Petit Jean State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Mountain | WNW 286° | 553 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | WNW 289° | 537 m | 19.3 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | S 181° | 518 m | 19.8 mi |
| Grindstone Mountain | S 184° | 489 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 290° | 452 m | 21.3 mi |
| North Fork Pinnacle | SSE 166° | 437 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SSE 159° | 421 m | 20.5 mi |
| Flatside Pinnacle | S 176° | 420 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morrilton, 9 mi away.
- American beautyberry70 obs
- Prairie Lizard59 obs
- partridgeberry38 obs
- resurrection fern34 obs
- Ohio spiderwort31 obs
- leafcup31 obs
- marginal wood fern29 obs
- blackjack oak28 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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