page_title: Mount Ida, Arkansas
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Ida, Arkansas / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Ouachita in Montgomery County, AR. Español: El Lago Ouachita en el Bosque Nacional de Ouachita norte de la ciudad de "Mount Ida" en el estado de Arkansas.
context_page_description: Mount Ida is a city in and county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1842, the city saw a silver boom in the 1880s bring early prosperity and economic development to the area.
  A slowly growing small town ever since, today, the economy is largely ranching, poultry farming, silviculture, and tourism around Lake Ouachita.
  It is known as the quartz crystal capital of the U.S. and is known worldwide for its quartz deposits. The population had grown to 1,076 by the 2010 census.
context_section_description: The Ouachita National Forest is located in Montgomery County, and is close to Mount Ida. It is the South's oldest and largest national forest, and offers scenic areas like Little Missouri Falls, and hiking and backpacking trails. Lake Ouachita, one of the largest lakes in the region, is partially situated within Montgomery County.
caption: Lake Ouachita north of Mount Ida, Arkansas
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