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Goat Knob

Goat Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Knob rises to 263 m in Arkansas. Hogan Mountain stands 630 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Arkansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31559576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.81621, -93.69464

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Dragover Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
  • River Bluff Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
  • Fulton Branch Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
  • Stonehouse Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
  • Knoppers Ford Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Chalybeate Spring: 10.7 mi
  • West Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Needle's Eye: 24.4 mi
  • The Window: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Waldron Mural: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Goat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogan MountainNNW 344°630 m12.9 mi
Beurknob MountainNNW 338°616 m11.9 mi
Kingdoodle KnobNW 324°612 m12.3 mi
Mill Creek MountainSW 235°586 m12.6 mi
Cedar Cabin MountainSW 228°542 m10.8 mi
Blowout MountainSSW 200°519 m8.9 mi
Callahan KnobNNE 21°516 m10.6 mi
Skaggs MountainSE 142°505 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0219:5520:32
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1916:2917:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626977818073625244
Precip in3.84.05.06.25.44.84.23.74.14.45.34.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT IDA, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 71769 — Goat Knob, Yell County, Arkansas.

OpenStreetMap element node/359008198

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