Mountain Pine, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71956. It lies near Blakely Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Pine quadrangle. 585 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 472 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
3 figuresMountain Pine fell from 772 to 585 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 772 | |
| 2010 | 770 | -2 (-0%) |
| 2020 | 585 | -185 (-24%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mountain Pine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
139 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Pine between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,850 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 36 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | YORKTOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mountain Pine: 9 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Slate, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Job No Joo-235 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mountain Pine Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain Pine in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 15 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | $125,000 | A downburst from a severe thunderstorms blew down numerous trees and large limbs in Mountain Pine. One tree fell on a mobile home, one fell on the roof of a house, another knocked the front porch off a house, and yet another tree fell on a car. Several other homes and outbuildings were damaged by falling trees. Power lines were blown down as well. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to parts of a marina at the Brady Mountain Resort area on Lake Ouachita. A new section of the marina was destroyed, and an older section sustained minor damage. Some trees were also blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down, taking down power lines, around Mountain Pine and elsewhere in Garland County. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Mountain Pine | $50,000 | Water was over the roads. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a lumber mill. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 227 near Lake Ouachita State Park. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2023 | Heavy Rain | Mountain Pine | - | Blakely Mountain Dam received 3.20 inches of rain in a 24 hour period ending at 600 am CST. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | Penny sized hail fell in Mountain Pine via mPING. |
| December 2023 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | Delayed Report. Ping pong ball sized hail was reported near Mountain Pine and relayed via social media. Time and location were estimated via radar data. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | A tree was blown down on the east shore of Lake Ouachita near the entrance to Lake Ouachita State Park. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | Emergency management reported copious amounts of penny sized or smaller hail falling at Mountain Pine. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | High winds blew down a few trees in Mountain Pine. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | A tree was blown down in the 1500 block of Mountain Pine. |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Mountain Pine | - | Blakely Mountain Dam recorded the wettest November ever. Rainfall of 17.35 inches broke the record of 12.12 inches set in 2000. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Mountain Pine | - | Blakely Mountain Dam broke the record for the greatest rainfall ever recorded in the month of September. |
| September 2006 | Lightning | Mountain Pine | - | Lightning struck a tree which then fell on a power line. A small fire was triggered in a nearby wooded area. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | Numerous trees were knocked down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a billboard. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. A camping trailer was damaged when one of the trees fell on it. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Mountain Pine | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly over northern Garland County. Some large trees were blown down along the damage path. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a house. Several other trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Mountain Pine | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawes | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bonanza Springs (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Piney | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Royal | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bear | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Glades (historical) | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Valley | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sunshine | 7.5 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mountain Pine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79504 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72790. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







