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Amber Falls

Amber Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Amber Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 587 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Compton's Double Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

What the record says

Height
5.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88398, -93.47020

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Turner Ward Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Wahzhazhe Summit: 1.9 mi
  • Reeves Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Penitentiary Mountain: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
Parks: 22
  • Lost Valley State Park: 10.2 mi
  • Steel Creek Use Area: 13.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 13.1 mi
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
  • centerpoint horsecamp: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lynn Hollow: 9.8 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 20.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Rock House: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Bradley House Museum: 17.9 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 10.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Amber Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitSW 223°781 m1.9 mi
Turner Ward KnobSSE 147°746 m1.7 mi
Isaac KnobWSW 243°741 m12.5 mi
Reeves MountainNW 323°733 m2.1 mi
Garrett MountainWSW 242°730 m11.9 mi
High Davey MountainWSW 254°704 m15.7 mi
Panther KnobW 271°703 m15.7 mi
Little Round MountainSE 125°702 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5919:5620:34
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:2116:2517:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568584637
Precip in3.33.04.35.25.54.84.43.54.24.54.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 2S, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11314122021719169.615.515.019.335.988.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, AR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486682105

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