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Shinall Mountain

Shinall Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shinall Mountain rises to 320 m in Arkansas. Wildcat Mountain stands 421 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalamont Park, a park 0.8 miles away.

The story

Shinall Mountain is a peak in Pulaski County, Arkansas, located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains on the western edge of Little Rock, the capital and most populous city of Arkansas. At an elevation of 1,056 feet (322 m) above mean sea level, it is the highest natural point in Pulaski County. Shinall Mountain is made of Carboniferous rocks, and plant fossils can sometimes be found in the blue-hued black shales comprising the sides of its bluff.

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Wikidata Q7497252, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
320 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.79926, -92.49683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chalamont Park: 0.8 mi
  • Wildwood Park for the Arts: 1.9 mi
  • William Kirsch Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Boto Park: 2.9 mi
  • The Park at Wellington: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Use Your Brain: 3.0 mi
  • AR Symbols: 3.1 mi
  • Night at Fourche: 3.1 mi
  • Surfing Frog: 3.1 mi
  • Stop Pollution, Preserve Drain to Creek Ecosystem: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Geographic Center of Arkansas, placed 1936: 11.3 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 11.8 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Fallen Fire Fights of Arkansas: 12.3 mi
  • Granite Mountain Boulder: 12.3 mi
Museums: 18
  • Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 11.1 mi
  • Arkansas National Guard Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Daisy Bates House: 13.0 mi
  • Mosaic Templars Cultural Center: 13.1 mi
  • Old State House: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pavilion 1: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Shinall Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainW 281°421 m17.3 mi
Nancy MountainWNW 283°400 m17.0 mi
Round MountainWNW 281°379 m14.9 mi
Brushy MountainW 276°339 m15.3 mi
Beaver Pond MountainW 273°339 m18.4 mi
Moss MountainWNW 283°337 m10.0 mi
Fall MountainWNW 283°332 m11.1 mi
Sausmann MountainWNW 296°327 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice05:5819:5020:27
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1416:2417:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384351606977818073614942
Precip in3.64.55.35.76.83.73.73.63.54.65.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marche, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358986791

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