Mountain View Arkansas Map

About Mountain View, Arkansas

Mountain View is a locality in Stone County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,877. The population density is 152.2 people per km². Mountain View is located at 35.8616°N, 92.1097°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mountain View is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72560.

Mountain View anchors itself against the rugged, limestone-rich terrain where the limestone bluffs of the Ozark National Forest rise sharply to meet the sky. It lies 27.6 miles west-northwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 284°T), and is situated 17.6 miles southwest of Melbourne. Whitewater Creek carves a persistent, clear path through the local topography, its cool currents moving steadily past the timbered slopes that define the regional character. To the west, the formidable silhouette of Murphy Ridge dictates the horizon, while the lower, shadowed depths of Davis Hollow hold the morning mist long after the sun has touched the higher elevations. The air here carries the scent of damp shale and pine, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised, singular violet that clings to the valley floors, lending a quiet gravity to the landscape.

Mountain View remains defined by a heritage of folk tradition that persists in the daily cadence of its inhabitants, who have long looked to the surrounding timber and mountain resources for their livelihood. While the economy has shifted toward the preservation of regional craft and acoustic music, the influence of the land—from the proximity of Gunner Pool Lake to the dense, unyielding growth of the surrounding woods—continues to shape the identity of those who live here. The pace of life is dictated by a deliberate, measured continuity, where the labor of the past is not discarded but woven into the social fabric of the present. It is a place where the stillness of the deep woods informs the character of the streets, and where the isolation of the high ridges has fostered a distinct, enduring resilience.

About This Mountain View Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountain View, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.861559, -92.109657. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mountain View includes the ZIP code (72560), telephone area code (501), county seat of Stone County (Mountain View), and school district assignment (Mountain View School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.