Big Brushy Recreation Site
Big Brushy Recreation Site is a picnic site in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 287 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 25 mi
- Acorn Vista · 25 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 26 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Pen Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Salmon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Cabin Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Brushy Creek Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Rockhouse Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Fulton Branch Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Dragover Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Mill Creek Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Mill Creek Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- River Bluff Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.4 mi
- West Spring: 11.5 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 15.6 mi
- Tan-A-Hill Spring: 15.7 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Little Missouri Falls: 19.2 mi
- Blaylock Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
- Ariel Falls: 22.9 mi
- Trailhead Falls: 23.3 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 13.5 mi
- Wegner Crystal Mines: 15.3 mi
- Scott County Museum of History: 21.7 mi
- Blythe's Scott County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Caddo Indian Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Scott County Memorial Hall: 21.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Lackey Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Welcome to Waldron Mural: 21.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | W 270° | 790 m | 13.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 273° | 695 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mast Mountain | WSW 248° | 667 m | 6.6 mi |
| Grapevine Mountain | SW 233° | 641 m | 5.7 mi |
| Brushy Knob | WSW 255° | 613 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | WNW 297° | 586 m | 4.1 mi |
| Irons Fork Mountain | WSW 257° | 548 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brushy Creek Mountain | WSW 249° | 544 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT IDA 3 SE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1271040818
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