- Elevation
- 260 m
- Tallest summit within 13.6 miles
- Strand Knob561 m · 12.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sylamore Scenic Byway0.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9674, -92.1779
Blanchard Springs Recreation Area is a park in Arkansas, at a recorded 260 m. Strand Knob stands 561 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Springs Caverns, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 0.2 miles off.
- Elevation
- 260 m
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Blanchard Springs Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strand Knob | WSW 238° | 561 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 234° | 547 m | 12.4 mi |
| Roper Mountain | WSW 243° | 495 m | 11.0 mi |
| Irons Mountain | SE 130° | 477 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sugar Hill | S 191° | 451 m | 9.8 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SW 231° | 440 m | 9.2 mi |
| Lost Mountain | SSW 197° | 438 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hawkins Hill | SSW 196° | 438 m | 13.4 mi |
- 0.2 mi off the Sylamore Scenic Byway
- 113.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Scrappy Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Bald Scrappy: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Scrappy: 3.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 4.6 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Handford Bluff: 8.7 mi
- City Rock Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Lover's Leap: 9.3 mi
- Calico Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Simpson Point: 10.8 mi
- Gunner Pool Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Sylamore Experimental Forest: 4.4 mi
- Barkshed Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Ozark Folk Center State Park: 6.7 mi
- City Park Stone Ampitheater: 7.3 mi
- Steele Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cougar Falls: 12.2 mi
- Three Springs Falls: 12.4 mi
- China Falls: 12.7 mi
- Bumpers Falls: 12.7 mi
- Blanchard Springs Caverns: 0.3 mi
- Blanchard Spring: 0.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 14.7 mi
- Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 21.0 mi
- Sinkhole Icebox: 23.2 mi
- Stone County Museum: 8.0 mi
- Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 10.5 mi
- Melbourne AR History Museum: 16.8 mi
- Shirley Centennial Museum: 22.9 mi
- Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 23.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 3.2 mi
- Big Spring: 3.9 mi
- Tassel Spring: 13.0 mi
- Pebble Spring: 23.7 mi
- Jimmie White Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Hicks Hotel and Store: 24.3 mi
- Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology: 25.0 mi
- Harness: 15.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 10 mi away.
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