West Side Prarie
West Side Prarie is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Hobbs Mountain stands 676 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolsey Wet Prairie, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 20 miles off.
38-acre prairie conservation site on city property near the Westside Wastewater Treatment Facility; Northwest Arkansas Land Trust holds the conservation easement.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Cherokee Hills Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Harmony Pointe Park: 0.8 mi
- Bundrick Park: 1.2 mi
- Dale Clark Park: 1.2 mi
- Red Oak Park: 1.3 mi
- Holland Park: 1.5 mi
- Millsaps Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Archias Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Washington Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Root Hill: 3.5 mi
- Goat Hill: 3.6 mi
- Love Unites Us: 3.1 mi
- Hogg Statue: 3.3 mi
- Cattails: 3.7 mi
- Poppy Seed: 3.7 mi
- Wilson Circle: 3.8 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 1.9 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 1.9 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 1.9 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 1.9 mi
- Village Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Clinton House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Headquarters House: 4.5 mi
- Arkansas Air & Military Museum: 5.7 mi
- Tontitown Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Shiloh Museum of Ozark History: 10.0 mi
- World Peace Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Battle Monument: 7.2 mi
- Elm Springs Civil War monument: 9.4 mi
- ELM SPRINGS IN THE CIVIL WAR: 9.4 mi
- WWI field artillery: 18.5 mi
- Neills Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Shaffer Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Martin Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Eden Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Woolsey Wet Prairie: 0.4 mi
- Wilson Springs West: 3.0 mi
- World Peace Wetland Prairie: 3.8 mi
- Brooks-Hummel Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacle Open Space: 16.9 mi
- UARK Bowl: 3.9 mi
- The Garden Room: 4.2 mi
- Sky Zone: 15.1 mi
- KCS Decatur Depot: 22.1 mi
- Greathouse Spring: 5.0 mi
- Elm Spring: 9.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.2 mi
- Anderson Spring: 16.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 19.9 mi
- Artist Point Falls: 24.8 mi
- Brentwood: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of West Side Prarie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Mountain | SE 130° | 676 m | 18.0 mi |
| Everett Mountain | SSE 155° | 675 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | SE 133° | 673 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lingebaugh Mountain | SE 146° | 652 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bloyd Mountain | SSE 157° | 620 m | 11.0 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | SE 136° | 602 m | 10.8 mi |
| McCullah Hill | ESE 116° | 588 m | 18.7 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | ESE 112° | 574 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville EXP STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1130723665
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