May 04 2026
🏔️ Overview The Ouachita Mountains form a long succession of forested ridges, rocky summits, narrow valleys, clear streams, and scenic lakes across western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Extending approximately 225 miles from east to west, the range is one of the most distinctive mountain regions between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. Unlike many …
May 27 2024
Rich Mountain Rich Mountain is one of the most prominent and scenic ridges in the Ouachita Mountains, stretching across western Arkansas toward southeastern Oklahoma. Its forest-covered crest, sweeping viewpoints, historic fire tower, and easy road access make it quite different from the isolated summits normally associated with mountain climbing. The best-known summit of Rich Mountain …
May 27 2024
Black Fork Mountain Black Fork Mountain is a rugged, forested ridge in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Rising above the valleys west of Mena, Arkansas, the mountain forms the centerpiece of the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness, a remote protected landscape known for steep slopes, exposed sandstone, unusual rock flows, old-growth dwarf …
May 26 2024
Ouachita Pinnacle Ouachita Pinnacle is a prominent forested summit in Garland County, Arkansas, rising to approximately 1,961 feet (598 meters) in the central Ouachita Mountains. Although it is not among Arkansas’s highest mountains by absolute elevation, its isolation and more than 1,000 feet of topographic prominence make it one of the more significant summits in …
May 26 2024
Crystal Mountain Crystal Mountain is a forested summit in Saline County, Arkansas, rising to approximately 1,729 feet (527 meters) in the central Ouachita Mountains. Located within Ouachita National Forest, the mountain is known for its substantial topographic prominence, quartz-rich surroundings, rugged forest roads, and views toward the Lake Winona country. Crystal Mountain is not among …
May 26 2024
Shinall Mountain Rising above the western edge of Little Rock, Shinall Mountain is the highest natural point in Pulaski County, Arkansas and one of the easternmost prominent summits of the Ouachita Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 1,069 feet (326 meters) above sea level. Shinall Mountain is unusual among Arkansas peaks because …
