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Chinquapin Mountain

Chinquapin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chinquapin Mountain rises to 315 m in Arkansas. Smith Pinnacle stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Sylvia Recreation Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31804871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
315 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86176, -92.80656

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Lake Sylvia Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Access: 7.9 mi
  • Vista Point Park: 8.7 mi
  • Alum Creek Experimental Forest: 13.3 mi
  • Cypress Creek Park: 13.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 8
  • Jessieville CCC Camp: 16.7 mi
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom: 20.6 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 22.7 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 22.7 mi
  • Geographic Center of Arkansas, placed 1936: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Use Your Brain: 20.7 mi
  • Stop Pollution, Preserve Drain to Creek Ecosystem: 20.8 mi
  • AR Symbols: 20.8 mi
  • Night at Fourche: 20.8 mi
  • Surfing Frog: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
  • Perry County Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 13.1 mi
  • Museum Of Automobiles: 19.1 mi
  • Depot Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Gann Museum of Saline County: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Giant Sawdust Pile: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Iron Spring: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Arkansas Arboretum: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Chinquapin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith PinnacleWSW571 m14.1 mi
Barton MountainWSW571 m14.1 mi
Angling PinnacleSW530 m10.8 mi
Grindstone MountainW489 m8.4 mi
North Deckard MountainWSW489 m18.7 mi
Deckard MountainWSW489 m19.1 mi
Wolf PinnacleSW464 m8.9 mi
Muse MountainSW442 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice05:5919:5120:29
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:1616:2517:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876807972615041
Precip in3.94.65.45.85.84.44.43.94.54.85.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alum FK, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359007712

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