Mount Nebo, Mountain peak in Arkansas River Valley, United States.
Mount Nebo is a flat-topped mountain in the Arkansas River Valley in the state of Arkansas, rising to about 1,755 feet (535 m) above sea level. From the summit, visitors look out over Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River winding through the valley below.
In the 1860s, a settler named Mrs. Louis White gave the mountain its biblical name, connecting the landscape to a wider religious tradition. A century later, the Civilian Conservation Corps built the roads, trails, and cabins that still define the site today.
The name comes from the Bible, referring to the mountain where Moses looked out over the Promised Land. Standing at the top and looking down over the valley and the river below, it is easy to see why the name felt right to early settlers.
The road to the top is steep and winding, so large vehicles with trailers may find it difficult. Once there, rental cabins, campsites, and trails of different lengths and difficulty levels give visitors plenty of ways to spend time on the mountain.
A 100-room hotel once operated at the summit, drawing guests from across the region during the late 1800s. It burned down in 1918 and left almost no visible trace of what had been a busy resort on top of the mountain.
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