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Kennedy Mountain

Kennedy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kennedy Mountain rises to 604 m in Arkansas. Kilgore Mountain stands 682 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Arkansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31562437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
604 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.24118, -93.22574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Gaither Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Jones Point: 6.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 35
Waterfalls: 25
Parks: 24
  • Beacon Park: 5.3 mi
  • Lake Harris Park: 6.6 mi
  • Anstaff Soccer Complex and Harrison Tennis Complex: 6.7 mi
  • Minnie Harris Park: 6.7 mi
  • Woodland Park: 7.8 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Glencoe Spring: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Kennedy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kilgore MountainSSW 196°682 m15.1 mi
Boat MountainSE 130°674 m14.0 mi
Sherman MountainS 184°670 m14.4 mi
Gaither MountainS 177°655 m4.9 mi
Dodson MountainSW 224°654 m10.7 mi
Sulphur MountainSE 140°653 m12.6 mi
Piney MountainSSW 200°652 m2.8 mi
Mutton PointS 182°651 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5719:5620:34
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:2116:2217:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586674797870594940
Precip in2.72.43.95.04.83.93.73.44.13.84.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison Boone CO AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 50808 — Kennedy Mountain, Boone County, Arkansas.

OpenStreetMap element node/358973901

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