Wilton Mountain
Wilton Mountain rises to 775 m in Oklahoma. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Honess Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Wilton Mountain, in Ouachita National Forest, is a summit in the Ouachita Mountains in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, approximately 2 miles (3 km) from U.S. Route 59 and approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of the Arkansas state line. Wilton Mountain is 2,543 feet (775.1 m) above mean sea level.
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Wikidata Q8023391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 775 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 2.4 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mountain Top Vista · 8 mi
- Lover's Leap · 12 mi
- Holson Valley Vista · 12 mi
- Lake Wilhelmina Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Honess Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Quentin Peak: 2.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Coon Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Spring Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Robert S Kerr Arboretum: 3.8 mi
- Beech Creek National Scenic Area: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Lake Recreation Site: 9.4 mi
- Holson Valley State Game Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Queen Wilhelmina State Park: 11.2 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Three Sticks Monument: 6.9 mi
- Old Reservoir: 10.9 mi
- Smithville Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- Old Potter School: 17.1 mi
- Pipe Spring: 4.6 mi
- Red Spring: 5.3 mi
- Upper Whiskey Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Whiskey Falls: 9.7 mi
- Cedar Lake North Shore: 9.4 mi
- Cedar Lake Sandy Beach: 10.1 mi
- Goats Bluff: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Wilton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | E 91° | 817 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Fork Mountain | ENE 78° | 808 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lynn Mountain | S 176° | 752 m | 5.7 mi |
| Polecat Peak | SE 136° | 732 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kiamichi Mountain | WSW 256° | 728 m | 14.6 mi |
| Oklahoma High Top | NNE 14° | 727 m | 17.5 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SE 142° | 720 m | 8.7 mi |
| Blue Bouncer Mountain | S 183° | 708 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:58 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
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 | 40 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357409474
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