Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:04 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:19 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F61 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days46 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mena station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 1.5 miSmoke Rock Mountainpeak · under a mileWOLF PEN GAP WESTtrailhead · 2.9 miWOLF PEN GAP SOUTHtrailhead · 3.6 miPowell Lakelake · 5.4 miBethesda Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCossatot River State Park - Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 3,197 acresMcmilliam Memorial Parkpark · 8.1 miIron Mountain Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 162 acresJanssen Parkpark · 8.8 miGillham Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.0 mi · 8,514 acresQueen Wihelmina State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 472 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197710 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 16 Mar 199747 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPolk County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025234 of 302 days measured67 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Polk County monitors, AR
Drinking waterMena Water Departmentserves 5,604 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,098 ft335 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMena Regional Health System9.0 miPost officeBoard Camp Post Office8.3 miTown hallMena City Hall9.0 miPoliceMena Police Department9.0 miFire stationShady Station Fire District 104.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arkansas - Rich Mountain9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM61 miUS highwayUS 598.2 miAmtrakHope, AR HOP65 miCoachMenaJefferson Lines8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71946 ZIP area.
