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The elevation of Bull Mountain is 1,109 feet above sea level.
The elevator stops at 120 feet above the ground.
The elevator travels at 92 feet per minute.
It was Marion County's only elevator from 1964 till 2001.
To get to the upper deck, you have to walk. The upper deck is 1,249 feet above sea level.
On the upper deck, you are approximately 800 feet above the level of the White River and approximately 600 feet above the level of Bull Shoals Lake.
From the bottom to top there are 240 steps.
Visibility, on a clear day, is approximately 50 miles.
From the top you can view over a million acres.
From ground level to the top of the flag pole is 180 feet.
The Tower has been the site of 45 wedding ceremonies since 1964.
The Tower is built to withstand winds up to 350 miles per hour.
The gentleman, who had the Tower built, was inspired at the young age of 8 when he visited an old fire tower in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1958, he came to live in Bull Shoals and felt that atop of Bull Mountain would be an ideal observation point. He made several trips to the Gulf Coast area of Louisiana (Grande Isle) and secured the materials (three old off-shore drilling platforms). The materials were brought here in pieces and reassembled by a crew of 6 men in less than 5 months time.
All wooden structures are built from pressure treated lumber to withstand exposure to the elements.
The flood lights on the tower can be seen for approximately 15 miles away. They are turned on around sunset and remain on for several hours.
The Tower was decorated for Christmas 1994 - 1997. 2,400 multi-colored Christmas lights adorned the Tower which could be seen for approximately 15 miles away. The decorating job was done by the Bull Shoals Boat Club. In 1998, the Tower was decorated with white flood lights. The Tower was included in the Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights, a project of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, for 1997 - 1998.
Bull Shoals Lake covers over 71,000 acres and has 1,050 miles of shoreline.
Visibility for scuba divers is usually 30 or more feet.
Bull Shoals Dam is the largest dam in Arkansas. It is the 10th largest dam in the nation and the largest dam in all of Mid-America. It has 8 generators and 17 flood gates. The dam is 2,256 feet long and 258 feet high.