West Mountain
West Mountain rises to 433 m in Arkansas. Ouachita Pinnacle stands 595 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mid-America Science Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Arkansas, United States of America
Wikidata Q31574449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 433 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Rock Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Short Mountain Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baseball Trail Park: 1.2 mi
- Vulcan Pickleball Park: 1.5 mi
- Vulcan Pickleball Park: 1.5 mi
- Family Park: 1.6 mi
- Whittington Park: 1.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 3.3 mi
- North Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Blowout Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Trap Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Garvan Gardens Falls: 5.9 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
- Blocker Creek Cascade: 16.8 mi
- Ariel Falls: 23.9 mi
- Twist Cascade: 24.0 mi
- Mid-America Science Museum: 1.0 mi
- The Galaxy Connection: 2.3 mi
- Gangster Museum: 2.7 mi
- Hot Spring County Museum: 19.2 mi
- Tiny Town: 2.3 mi
- Evans Children's Adventure Garden: 5.7 mi
- Garvan Woodland Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Hot Springs Confederate Monument: 2.6 mi
- Jessieville CCC Camp: 17.9 mi
- Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Iron Springs Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Thermal Water Jug Fountain: 3.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.7 mi
- Hopper Bluff: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Pinnacle | NNW 335° | 595 m | 17.0 mi |
| Smith Pinnacle | NNE 12° | 571 m | 18.7 mi |
| Barton Mountain | NNE 12° | 571 m | 18.7 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 347° | 547 m | 18.9 mi |
| Powell Mountain | NW 323° | 547 m | 22.8 mi |
| Angling Pinnacle | NNE 23° | 530 m | 20.1 mi |
| Locust Mountain | N 352° | 519 m | 20.4 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | NNE 22° | 518 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:28 | 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 | 43 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs Asos, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Hot Springs National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jan; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 58856 — West Mountain, Garland County, Arkansas.
OpenStreetMap element node/358987132
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