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Lake Dardanelle State Park

Lake Dardanelle State Park from directly overhead

Lake Dardanelle State Park is a park in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 597 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dardanelle Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
113 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.25314, -93.21434

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dardanelle Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Norristown Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 3.3 mi
  • Sunrise Point: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Riverview Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Dardanelle City Park: 2.5 mi
  • Lake Dardanelle State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Old Post Road Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lock and Dam Soccer Park: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 13
Springs: 9
  • Nebo Springs: 2.8 mi
  • Cave Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Varnall Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Darling Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Gum Springs: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Summit Park Hotel Site: 3.4 mi
  • Dardanelle Confederate Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Old House Foundation: 5.0 mi
  • Hindsman Bell Tower: 5.2 mi
  • Lt Kevin Mainhart Memorial: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
  • Potts Inn Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Museum Of Automobiles: 20.2 mi
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 2.4 mi
  • Carter Cove Beach: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Lover's Leap: 3.4 mi
  • Buckman's Pool: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lake Dardanelle State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainW 262°597 m14.7 mi
Spring MountainWSW 245°553 m6.3 mi
Mount NeboSW 220°537 m3.3 mi
Tater HillWSW 247°452 m4.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 258°437 m7.7 mi
Moore MountainW 261°396 m8.8 mi
Iron Ore MountainENE 59°386 m18.1 mi
Three Knob MountainNNE 20°382 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5919:5420:31
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1816:2617:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404453627078828174635143
Precip in3.63.34.65.25.43.73.63.43.54.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dardanelle, 3 mi away.

  • Monarch4 obs
  • Black Swallowtail4 obs
  • Spicebush Swallowtail3 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull2 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird2 obs
  • Speckled Kingsnake2 obs
  • broadleaf arrowhead2 obs
  • Christmas fern2 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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OpenStreetMap element node/359014866

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