Driskill Mountain
Driskill Mountain rises to 163 m in Louisiana. False Mountain stands 157 m to the south, 0.3 miles off. Boom or Bust Byway passes 20 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Driskill Mountain (also referred to as Mount Driskill) is the highest natural summit in Louisiana, with an elevation of 535 ft (163 m) above sea level. It lies about 5.3 mi (8.5 km) southeast of Bryceland, in Bienville Parish. A large pile of rocks marks the high point. When comparing the highest point of elevation in each state, this mountain places Louisiana at third lowest - only Florida (Britton Hill) and Delaware (Ebright Azimuth) have lower highest points of elevation.
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Wikidata Q1665452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 163 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Boom or Bust Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
34 named places within 25 miles
- Jackson-Bienville State Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Regan Madden Park: 9.9 mi
- Grambling City Park: 13.1 mi
- Huckleberry Trails Park: 14.8 mi
- Garland Gregory Hideaway Park: 15.7 mi
- False Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Gentry Hill: 1.0 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mossy Hill: 4.1 mi
- Buckenham Hill: 19.8 mi
- Bonnie & Clyde Death Spot: 11.5 mi
- Steel Gurder Trainer: 16.2 mi
- Steam Engine: 16.3 mi
- Eddie G Robinson Museum: 12.7 mi
- Lincoln Parish Museum: 16.9 mi
- North Louisiana Military Museum: 17.0 mi
- Sarah and A.L. Williams Champions Plaza: 15.9 mi
- Lady of the Mist: 16.2 mi
- Aspire: 16.3 mi
- Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad Depot: 8.7 mi
- John D. Griffin Horticultural Garden: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Driskill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| False Mountain | S 181° | 157 m | 0.3 mi |
| Gentry Hill | S 183° | 149 m | 1.0 mi |
| Jordan Mountain | SW 223° | 144 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mossy Hill | NW 304° | 140 m | 4.1 mi |
| Shell Hill | SSW 212° | 98 m | 21.9 mi |
| Buckenham Hill | E 79° | 82 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:34 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bienville 3 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358375565
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