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Exploring Forked Mountain: Not Just A Pretty Rock

Here’s a spring day spent hiking and exploring Forked Mountain and its surrounding area inside the Flatside Wilderness, located within the Ouachita National Forest in central Arkansas.

And from what I’ve been told, the mountain’s name does have two syllables.

3:30 — Forked Mountain Falls
7:55 — Climbing Up
9:56 — Cave Inside Forked Mountain
12:33 — The (Second) Summit of Forked Mountain
15:25 — Descent Through the Woods

Bluffs near the top of Forked Mountain
Your host standing in front of the cave on the south face of Forked Mountain
Opening of Forked Mountain cave
View from inside the cave located on the south face of Forked Mountain
Inside a cave near the top of Forked Mountain
Forked Mountain Flower
Partially cleared section of Ouachita National Forest
An empty bird's nest as seen from above.
High-rise family unit on Forked Mountain
View of the Ouachita National Forest from Forked Mountain
Shades of green within the Ouachita National Forest, as seen from Forked Mountain
Topographic map showing Perry County and Saline County, highlighting roads, elevation contour lines, and Cedar Creek within the Ouachita National Forest.
A jagged boulder under a leafless tree near the top of Forked Mountain
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