Mount Ida

Mount Ida: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Ida

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mount Ida — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.49565, -93.64102. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ida

• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~35 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~45 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~55 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crater of Diamonds State Park · park · Pike · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs National Park · sanctuary · Garland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Confederate Monument · fort · Garland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~69 km · Must-see
• Janssen Park · park · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Monument · fort · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ida

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ida

• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~83 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~109 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~109 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~121 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~137 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~141 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~143 km · Must-see

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