Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain rises to 469 m in Arkansas. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Arkansas, United States of America
Wikidata Q31573259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 469 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 17.5 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 7 mi
- Acorn Vista · 7 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 8 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Blowout Mountain: 2.2 mi
- High Peak: 2.9 mi
- Potter Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bee Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Lee McMillian Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Janssen Park: 3.7 mi
- Mena Sports Complex: 4.6 mi
- Hatfield Municipal Park: 8.7 mi
- Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
- Katy Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 14.7 mi
- Trailhead Falls: 15.2 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 16.2 mi
- Shady Lake Cascade: 16.6 mi
- Ebenezer Monument: 3.7 mi
- Old Potter School: 4.6 mi
- Old Reservoir: 13.3 mi
- Smithville Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
- Three Sticks Monument: 24.9 mi
- Gillham Springs: 9.8 mi
- Tan-A-Hill Spring: 13.7 mi
- Alpine Spring: 16.6 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 16.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 22.7 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 20.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NNW 331° | 817 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Fork Mountain | NNW 328° | 808 m | 14.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NE 44° | 790 m | 15.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | N 352° | 754 m | 6.8 mi |
| Wolf Pinnacle | NNE 29° | 745 m | 12.9 mi |
| Polecat Peak | WNW 288° | 732 m | 13.7 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WNW 284° | 720 m | 14.1 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | SE 129° | 719 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:32 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mena, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 73884 — Tower Mountain, Polk County, Arkansas.
OpenStreetMap element node/359009994
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