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Big Brushy Recreation Site

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Elevation
287 m
Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
Blue Mountain790 m · 13.4 mi
Nearest byway
Talimena Scenic Drive24.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
34.6850, -93.8121
Big Brushy Recreation Site from directly overhead

Big Brushy Recreation Site is a picnic site in Arkansas, at a recorded 287 m. Blue Mountain stands 790 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Pen Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 25 miles off.

Not a campsite as nighttime use is prohibited.

Elevation
287 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Big Brushy Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainW 270°790 m13.4 mi
Buck KnobW 273°695 m7.4 mi
Mast MountainWSW 248°667 m6.6 mi
Grapevine MountainSW 233°641 m5.7 mi
Brushy KnobWSW 255°613 m8.8 mi
Mill Creek MountainWNW 297°586 m4.1 mi
Irons Fork MountainWSW 257°548 m13.1 mi
Brushy Creek MountainWSW 249°544 m2.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0319:5520:32
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:1916:3017:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350596775797871605041
Precip in4.04.25.16.16.54.74.23.04.64.75.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT IDA 3 SE, 16 mi away.

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