Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 591 m in Arkansas. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Polk County, Arkansas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31551932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 591 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 21.9 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 11 mi
- Acorn Vista · 11 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 12 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baker Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Smoke Rock Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sugartree Mountain: 1.8 mi
- High Point: 1.8 mi
- Boar Tusk Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Lee McMillian Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- Janssen Park: 7.9 mi
- Mena Sports Complex: 7.9 mi
- Hatfield Municipal Park: 10.7 mi
- Katy Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 11.3 mi
- Shady Lake Cascade: 12.2 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 12.5 mi
- Little Missouri Falls: 15.8 mi
- Gillham Springs: 6.0 mi
- Alpine Spring: 13.5 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 13.6 mi
- Tan-A-Hill Spring: 15.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.5 mi
- Ebenezer Monument: 8.0 mi
- Old Potter School: 8.6 mi
- Old Reservoir: 17.7 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 18.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NNW 329° | 817 m | 15.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 29° | 790 m | 16.4 mi |
| Wolf Pinnacle | NNE 14° | 745 m | 15.3 mi |
| Polecat Peak | WNW 296° | 732 m | 17.4 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | ESE 123° | 719 m | 12.4 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | ESE 120° | 705 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tall Peak | SE 127° | 705 m | 10.4 mi |
| East Raspberry Mountain | ESE 121° | 697 m | 12.9 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/359006698
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