Baker Mountain
Baker Mountain rises to 616 m in Arkansas. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31551755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 616 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 21.3 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 10 mi
- Acorn Vista · 11 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 11 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knob: 0.6 mi
- Smoke Rock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Boar Tusk Mountain: 1.8 mi
- High Peak: 1.9 mi
- High Point: 2.1 mi
- Lee McMillian Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Janssen Park: 7.3 mi
- Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 7.5 mi
- Mena Sports Complex: 7.5 mi
- Hatfield Municipal Park: 10.2 mi
- Katy Falls: 8.9 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 11.5 mi
- Trailhead Falls: 11.7 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 12.8 mi
- Shady Lake Cascade: 12.9 mi
- Gillham Springs: 6.3 mi
- Alpine Spring: 14.0 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 14.1 mi
- Tan-A-Hill Spring: 15.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.9 mi
- Ebenezer Monument: 7.4 mi
- Old Potter School: 8.0 mi
- Old Reservoir: 17.1 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 18.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NNW 330° | 817 m | 15.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 31° | 790 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | NNW 343° | 754 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wolf Pinnacle | NNE 16° | 745 m | 15.1 mi |
| Polecat Peak | WNW 296° | 732 m | 16.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WNW 293° | 720 m | 17.1 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | ESE 123° | 719 m | 13.0 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | ESE 121° | 705 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:56 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:32 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mena, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359006689
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