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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: 24
Parks: 21
  • 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 16.2 miles of Amber Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitSW781 m1.9 mi
Turner Ward KnobSSE746 m1.7 mi
Isaac KnobWSW741 m12.5 mi
Reeves MountainNW733 m2.1 mi
Garrett MountainWSW730 m11.9 mi
Hall MountainW717 m16.2 mi
High Davey MountainWSW704 m15.7 mi
Panther KnobW703 m15.7 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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