The Majestic Arkansas Mountain That Will Drop Your Jaw
By J.B. VanDyke|Published July 07, 2017
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J.B. VanDyke
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J.B. Weisenfels has lived in rural Arkansas for three decades. She is a writer, a mom, and a graduate student. She is also an avid collector of tacky fish whatnots, slightly chipped teapots, and other old things. In her spare time she enjoys driving to the nearest creek to sit a while. If you were to visit her, she'd try to feed you cornbread.
It’s no secret that the Natural State is full of mountains. From the Ozarks to the north from the Ouachitas down south, we have the privilege of living in a place totally full of scenic vistas and enchanting forests. There’s one mountain in Arkansas that doesn’t quite look like the other mountains around the Natural State, and that mountain is definitely a place that needs to go on your bucket list.
Arkansas’s mountains are ancient, so we usually see softly rounded mountainscapes. Pinnacle’s cone shape is a unique departure from the rest of our scenic views.
Pinnacle Mountain State Park is a great place to experience both the Big Maumelle River and the Little Maumelle River. Portions of each are located in the 2,356 acres of the state park.
The state park built around Pinnacle Mountain is the first of its kind, actually. The park is the first Arkansas state park to adjoin a major metropolitan area.
The state park is just a short distance from Little Rock, giving people in the metro area a perfect place to get away from the city without driving very far. It isn’t hard to see why they’d build a state park around it. Pinnacle Mountain dominates the surrounding landscape.
Most of all what will impress you about the mountain is the stunning views from the ground. You don’t have to climb the mountain to see the best part of it.
The next time you’re visiting Little Rock, don’t forget that an epic adventure awaits you just outside the city limits, on a gorgeous mountain unlike any other in the Natural State.