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Thorpe Mountain

Thorpe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thorpe Mountain rises to 416 m in Arkansas. Powell Mountain stands 547 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pot Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Arkansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31573112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
416 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72426, -93.58242

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Dragover Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • River Bluff Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • Fulton Branch Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
  • Little Fir Public Use Area: 9.0 mi
  • Irons Fork Public Use Area: 12.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Chalybeate Spring: 2.3 mi
  • West Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
  • Heritage House Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Wegner Crystal Mines: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Caddo Indian Memorial: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Thorpe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powell MountainENE 77°547 m13.8 mi
Cedar Cabin MountainW 266°542 m14.4 mi
Blowout MountainWSW 258°519 m9.6 mi
Skaggs MountainWNW 300°505 m3.0 mi
Brantley MountainNW 318°504 m2.2 mi
Owens MountainS 172°497 m1.8 mi
Linn Barker MountainWNW 295°497 m5.5 mi
Lone Pine MountainNE 42°476 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0219:5420:31
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:1916:2917:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626977818073625244
Precip in3.84.05.06.25.44.84.23.74.14.45.34.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT IDA, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359009987

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