River Mountain

River Mountain: 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 River Mountain

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 River Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.31092, -93.33546. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Mountain

• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~4 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo State Park · sanctuary · Yell · ~15 km · Must-see
• KARV-AM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~21 km · Must-see
• KMTC-FM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~22 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Park & Pine Knob Mountain Bike Skills Park · park · Pope · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Pope · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Subiaco Abbey · church · Logan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Magazine State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pope · ~40 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Petit Jean State Park · sanctuary · Conway · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near River Mountain

• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~80 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~84 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~104 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~117 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~119 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~139 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~144 km · Must-see
• Cane Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~146 km · Must-see

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