Glenwood Rest Area
Glenwood Rest Area is a rest area in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Gap Mountain stands 576 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnham Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 19 miles off.
Rest Area Facilities - Passenger Vehicle Parking, Restrooms
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Rock Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnham Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Nelson Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Markham Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 4.9 mi
- Strawn Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Amity Landing Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Bear Creek Public Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Collier Spring Recreation Site: 11.2 mi
- Cox Creek Landing Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Crystal Mountain Scenic Area: 11.7 mi
- Wall Rock: 11.2 mi
- Hinds Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Plaster Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Winding Staircase: 22.8 mi
- Blaylock Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Little Missouri Falls: 24.0 mi
- Wegner Crystal Mines: 14.4 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 16.4 mi
- Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village Museum: 22.4 mi
- West Spring: 19.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 23.0 mi
- Caddo Indian Memorial: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Glenwood Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Mountain | WNW 287° | 576 m | 13.9 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | W 275° | 558 m | 20.6 mi |
| High Peak | NNW 331° | 553 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 285° | 540 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | W 280° | 532 m | 20.5 mi |
| Paul Mountain | W 273° | 530 m | 19.7 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | NNW 329° | 522 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tweedle Mountain | W 273° | 506 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13470645799
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