Last updated: November 15, 2020
Place
West Mountain
NPS Photo/Mitch Smith
Quick Facts
Amenities
5 listed
Parking - Auto, Picnic Shelter/Pavilion, Picnic Table, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead
West Mountain Drive has entrances on Prospect Avenue and Whittington Avenue. It is a two way road that leads to the Summit Loop where you will find three overlooks. The first overlook affords a good view of Bathhouse Row and the former Army-Navy Hospital. The second overlook has a historic trail shelter and picnic tables and the summit has a view south to the Trap Mountains and Lake Hamilton. You'll find an outcrop of Arkansas Novaculite at the top as well; this rock was used by the Caddo Indians for making tools and weapons and later by European settlers for whetstones. Addtionaly, there is access to sunset trail at the summit.