Goat Knob
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
- 23.3 mi off the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 25 mi
- Lookout Window · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bee Knob: 0.5 mi
- Ganders Peak: 1.4 mi
- Blagg Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Mud Lick Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Polecat Mountain: 3.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Mitchell Branch Falls: 14.6 mi
- Ariel Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lacey Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- Hardy Falls: 24.4 mi
- Lori Falls: 24.5 mi
- Scott County Memorial Hall: 23.2 mi
- V for Victory memorial: 23.6 mi
- Veterans Monument: 23.7 mi
- Bood's Monument: 23.7 mi
- Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 18.8 mi
- Wegner Crystal Mines: 21.1 mi
- Scott County Museum of History: 23.2 mi
- Blythe's Scott County Museum: 23.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Needle's Eye: 24.4 mi
- The Window: 24.5 mi
- Lackey Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Cameron Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
- Mount Magazine State Park: 24.7 mi
- Big Brushy Recreation Site: 11.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogan Mountain | NNW 344° | 630 m | 12.9 mi |
| Beurknob Mountain | NNW 338° | 616 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kingdoodle Knob | NW 324° | 612 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | SW 235° | 586 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cedar Cabin Mountain | SW 228° | 542 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blowout Mountain | SSW 200° | 519 m | 8.9 mi |
| Callahan Knob | NNE 21° | 516 m | 10.6 mi |
| Skaggs Mountain | SE 142° | 505 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
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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