Bear Head Mountain
Bear Head Mountain rises to 374 m in Arkansas. Ouachita Pinnacle stands 595 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31552451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 374 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Short Mountain Vista · 22 mi
- Inspiration Point · 25 mi
- Lookout Window · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen Peak: 2.1 mi
- Hoover Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Worley Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Rover Park: 9.4 mi
- Irons Fork Public Use Area: 10.6 mi
- Sunlight Bay Public Use Area: 12.5 mi
- Little Fir Public Use Area: 13.3 mi
- Harold Blalock City Park: 14.3 mi
- Ariel Falls: 6.5 mi
- Blocker Creek Cascade: 15.3 mi
- Mitchell Branch Falls: 17.2 mi
- Hardy Falls: 23.4 mi
- Twist Cascade: 23.9 mi
- V for Victory memorial: 16.1 mi
- Veterans Monument: 16.2 mi
- Bood's Monument: 16.3 mi
- Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Jessieville CCC Camp: 22.0 mi
- Lackey Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Hopper Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Goat Bluff: 20.4 mi
- South Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 8.3 mi
- West Spring: 18.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 22.2 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 21.9 mi
- Wegner Crystal Mines: 23.9 mi
- Carter Cove Beach: 15.5 mi
- Iron Springs Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
- Big Brushy Recreation Site: 22.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Bear Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Pinnacle | ESE 117° | 595 m | 14.6 mi |
| Callahan Knob | NW 314° | 516 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 125° | 511 m | 13.0 mi |
| Skaggs Mountain | WSW 241° | 505 m | 11.1 mi |
| Brantley Mountain | WSW 239° | 504 m | 10.1 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SW 218° | 497 m | 11.1 mi |
| Linn Barker Mountain | WSW 249° | 497 m | 13.0 mi |
| Lone Pine Mountain | SW 228° | 476 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nimrod DAM, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359006825
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