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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 465 m in Arkansas. Denny Mountain stands 718 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Puddin Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31571652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.02521, -94.15833

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Puddin Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Raid Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Root Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Goat Hill: 1.9 mi
  • McCullom Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Greathouse Park: 1.6 mi
  • Babe Ruth Ball Park: 1.8 mi
  • Combs Park: 1.8 mi
  • Walker Park: 1.8 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Walker Annual Bed: 1.6 mi
  • Walker Garden Berm Bed: 1.6 mi
  • White River Garden Bed: 1.7 mi
  • Kessler Regional Bed: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Sequoyah Gardens: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 48
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 7
  • Greathouse Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Elm Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Maddux Spring: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • The Garden Room: 2.8 mi
  • UARK Bowl: 2.9 mi
  • Sky Zone: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Brentwood: 11.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Denny MountainSE 145°718 m16.6 mi
Hobbs MountainSE 132°676 m12.6 mi
Everett MountainS 172°675 m9.4 mi
Hammond MountainSE 136°673 m13.6 mi
Lingebaugh MountainSSE 162°652 m6.9 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 110°648 m15.2 mi
Brown MountainSE 139°645 m15.5 mi
Weedy Rough MountainSSE 163°643 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0119:5920:37
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2416:2717:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048576574787769584739
Precip in2.72.64.05.05.94.33.83.24.34.53.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville Drake FLD, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358986855

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