Grindstone Mountain
Grindstone Mountain rises to 140 m in Arkansas. North Fork Pinnacle stands 437 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodson Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31560094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 140 m
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Short Mountain Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chalamont Park: 3.7 mi
- Natural Steps Soccer Complex: 4.9 mi
- Wildwood Park for the Arts: 5.7 mi
- William Kirsch Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Vista Point Park: 5.9 mi
- Use Your Brain: 7.2 mi
- AR Symbols: 7.3 mi
- Night at Fourche: 7.3 mi
- Surfing Frog: 7.3 mi
- Stop Pollution, Preserve Drain to Creek Ecosystem: 7.3 mi
- Goodson Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ketchel Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bullard Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Shinall Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 11.9 mi
- WWI Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Geographic Center of Arkansas, placed 1936: 14.2 mi
- Fallen Fire Fights of Arkansas: 16.5 mi
- Granite Mountain Boulder: 16.5 mi
- Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 7.7 mi
- Arkansas National Guard Museum: 15.8 mi
- Daisy Bates House: 17.3 mi
- Mosaic Templars Cultural Center: 17.3 mi
- Old State House: 17.4 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 4.9 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Camp Robinson Special Use Area (SUA): 14.9 mi
- Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Giant Sawdust Pile: 5.4 mi
- Over-the-Jumps Carousel: 14.4 mi
- Arkansas State Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 17.6 mi
- USS Razorback: 17.6 mi
- Arkansas Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- The Bernice Garden: 17.7 mi
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 19.1 mi
- Millie Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Slaty Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Cato Point: 18.8 mi
- Watson Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Pavilion 1: 12.7 mi
- Brown Creek Cascade: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Grindstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Pinnacle | W 277° | 437 m | 16.5 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 275° | 421 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rody Mountain | W 269° | 413 m | 16.6 mi |
| Nancy Mountain | W 278° | 400 m | 12.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 281° | 371 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | W 268° | 339 m | 11.5 mi |
| Beaver Pond Mountain | W 266° | 339 m | 14.7 mi |
| Moss Mountain | W 272° | 337 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 57854 — Grindstone Mountain, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
OpenStreetMap element node/358985904
Day trips start here
- Little Rock · 15 mi
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