- Elevation, modelled
- 167 m
- Tallest summit within 14.9 miles
- Strand Knob561 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sylamore Scenic Byway4.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0192, -92.2494
Barkshed Recreation Area is a park in Arkansas, at a modelled 167 m. Strand Knob stands 561 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunner Pool Recreation Area, a park 2.7 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
- Operated by
- US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Barkshed Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strand Knob | SSW 212° | 561 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 209° | 547 m | 12.4 mi |
| Alco Mountain | SW 217° | 523 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lee Mountain | SW 228° | 507 m | 14.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Mountain | SW 234° | 501 m | 14.1 mi |
| Roper Mountain | SW 214° | 495 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sugar Hill | S 171° | 451 m | 13.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SSW 199° | 440 m | 9.9 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Sylamore Scenic Byway
- 118.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hixon Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Pretty Hill: 6.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Ramsey Knob: 7.1 mi
- Panther Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks: 32
- Gunner Pool Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Sylamore Experimental Forest: 4.0 mi
- Blanchard Springs Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Big Flat School Park: 8.8 mi
- Calico Rock City Park: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Lover's Leap: 6.8 mi
- City Rock Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Calico Bluff: 8.9 mi
- White Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Handford Bluff: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Steele Falls: 3.9 mi
- Three Springs Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cougar Falls: 7.3 mi
- Bumpers Falls: 7.4 mi
- Dewey Canyon Falls: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Blanchard Springs Caverns: 5.5 mi
- Blanchard Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 9.5 mi
- Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 15.7 mi
- Sinkhole Icebox: 18.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Hidden Spring: 3.9 mi
- Big Spring: 4.8 mi
- Tassel Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pebble Spring: 18.8 mi
- Cotter Spring: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Jimmie White Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Hicks Hotel and Store: 19.1 mi
- Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination: 21.9 mi
- Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology: 22.2 mi
- Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair: 23.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 9.0 mi
- Stone County Museum: 13.1 mi
- Melbourne AR History Museum: 19.9 mi
- Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harness: 15.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calico Rock 2 WSW, 8 mi away.
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