Peak · Arkansas
Crystal Mountain
Crystal Mountain rises to 280 m in Arkansas. Wildcat Mountain stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Den Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 280 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.79259, -92.47877
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wildwood Park for the Arts: 1.5 mi
- Chalamont Park: 1.8 mi
- Boto Park: 1.9 mi
- William Kirsch Preserve: 2.1 mi
- The Park at Wellington: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Use Your Brain: 2.0 mi
- AR Symbols: 2.1 mi
- Night at Fourche: 2.1 mi
- Surfing Frog: 2.1 mi
- Stop Pollution, Preserve Drain to Creek Ecosystem: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Bear Den Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Shinall Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bullard Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Fulk Mountains: 3.4 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Geographic Center of Arkansas, placed 1936: 10.8 mi
- Fallen Fire Fights of Arkansas: 11.1 mi
- Granite Mountain Boulder: 11.2 mi
- Bauxite Boulder: 11.2 mi
- Ten Commandments: 11.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Arkansas National Guard Museum: 11.3 mi
- Daisy Bates House: 11.9 mi
- Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 12.0 mi
- Mosaic Templars Cultural Center: 12.0 mi
- Old State House: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 3.1 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- William E. "Bill" Clark Wetlands: 12.8 mi
- Camp Robinson Special Use Area (SUA): 13.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Over-the-Jumps Carousel: 9.0 mi
- Giant Sawdust Pile: 10.4 mi
- Arkansas State Fairgrounds: 11.3 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 12.3 mi
- USS Razorback: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Arkansas Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- The Bernice Garden: 12.4 mi
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cato Point: 16.1 mi
- Millie Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Slaty Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Watson Bluff: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pavilion 1: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Brown Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Crystal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 282° | 421 m | 18.4 mi |
| Nancy Mountain | WNW 284° | 400 m | 18.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | W 277° | 339 m | 16.4 mi |
| Beaver Pond Mountain | W 275° | 339 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moss Mountain | WNW 285° | 337 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fall Mountain | WNW 284° | 332 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sausmann Mountain | WNW 296° | 327 m | 18.0 mi |
| Suck Mountain | WNW 297° | 321 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marche, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358985630
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