page_title: Arkansas Highway 272
section_title: Queen Wilhelmina State Park to US 59/US 270
hierarchical_section_title: Arkansas Highway 272 / Route description / Queen Wilhelmina State Park to US 59/US 270
caption_attribution_description: English: First reassurance marker south of the northern terminus of Arkansas Highway 272
context_page_description: Highway 272 is a designation for two east–west state highways in the Ouachita Mountains region of western Arkansas. One segment of 2.06 miles runs west from U.S. Route 71 Business in Waldron to the Waldron Municipal Airport. A second route of 1.58 miles begins at US 59/US 270 at Rich Mountain and runs west to Highway 88 at Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Both routes are owned and maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
context_section_description: The highway begins about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Mena and is within Polk County for its entire length. The western terminus of the route is at Highway 88 in Queen Wilhelmina State Park, near the summit of Rich Mountain.  The eastern terminus is at the concurrency of U.S. Route 270 and U.S. Route 59. The highway gains over 650 feet (200 m) along its course.
caption: Highway 272 runs south near Rich Mountain
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