Saddle Back Mountain
Saddle Back Mountain rises to 359 m in Arkansas. Petit Jean Mountain stands 745 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Persimmon Pond Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Arkansas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31570172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 24 mi
- Short Mountain Vista · 27 mi
- Lookout Window · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Persimmon Pond Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hoover Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Main Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Gabbert Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Rover Park: 11.6 mi
- Irons Fork Public Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Dragover Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- River Bluff Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Little Fir Public Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Ariel Falls: 9.5 mi
- Mitchell Branch Falls: 14.7 mi
- Blocker Creek Cascade: 19.8 mi
- Hardy Falls: 22.4 mi
- Lacey Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 7.0 mi
- West Spring: 16.5 mi
- Turkey Springs: 24.1 mi
- Buckman's Spring: 24.5 mi
- Brown's Spring: 24.5 mi
- Lackey Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Hopper Bluff: 22.1 mi
- South Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Cameron Bluff: 24.5 mi
- V for Victory memorial: 17.6 mi
- Veterans Monument: 17.7 mi
- Bood's Monument: 17.7 mi
- Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Needle's Eye: 24.6 mi
- The Window: 24.7 mi
- Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Mount Magazine State Park: 24.3 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 20.2 mi
- Wegner Crystal Mines: 22.4 mi
- Big Brushy Recreation Site: 18.3 mi
- Carter Cove Beach: 19.4 mi
- Buckman's Pool: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Saddle Back Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Jean Mountain | NNW 326° | 745 m | 16.2 mi |
| Blowout Mountain | SW 232° | 519 m | 14.9 mi |
| Callahan Knob | NNW 332° | 516 m | 10.3 mi |
| Skaggs Mountain | SW 221° | 505 m | 7.5 mi |
| Brantley Mountain | SW 215° | 504 m | 6.7 mi |
| Linn Barker Mountain | WSW 237° | 497 m | 8.8 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SSW 193° | 497 m | 9.2 mi |
| Lone Pine Mountain | S 173° | 476 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359009686
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