Must-see lake · Yell, Arkansas
Blue Mountain Dam
Blue Mountain Dam is a lake in Yell, Arkansas.
Blue Mountain Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Blue Mountain Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Blue Mountain Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.10442, -93.64943. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Blue Mountain Dam
- Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Magazine State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~9 km · Must-see
- Subiaco Abbey · church · Logan · ~27 km · Must-see
- Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~45 km · Must-see
- Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~48 km · Must-see
- Mount Nebo State Park · sanctuary · Yell · ~48 km · Must-see
- Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~49 km · Must-see
- Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
- First Presbyterian Church · church · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
- Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~57 km · Must-see
- Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~60 km · Must-see
- Confederate Memorial Park & Pine Knob Mountain Bike Skills Park · park · Pope · ~62 km · Must-see
- KARV-AM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~63 km · Must-see
- First Christian Church · church · Pope · ~64 km · Must-see
- KMTC-FM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~64 km · Must-see
- Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pope · ~67 km · Must-see
- Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~68 km · Must-see
- Center Point Road · fort · Crawford · ~74 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Mountain Dam
- Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~49 km · Must-see
- Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~57 km · Must-see
- Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~60 km · Must-see
- Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~68 km · Must-see
- Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~75 km · Must-see
- John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~81 km · Must-see
- Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~86 km · Must-see
- Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~107 km · Must-see
- Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~110 km · Must-see
- New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~111 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Blue Mountain Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Blue Mountain Dam yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Blue Mountain Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Blue Mountain Dam?
Nearby: Magazine Mountain (viewpoint, 9 km), Mount Magazine State Park (sanctuary, 9 km), Subiaco Abbey (church, 27 km), Ouachita National Recreation Trail (trek, 45 km), Arkansas River Valley (viewpoint, 48 km), Mount Nebo State Park (sanctuary, 48 km).
Is Blue Mountain Dam worth visiting?
Blue Mountain Dam is listed as a must-see lake in Arkansas on Spotwander.