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Artist Point Falls

Artist Point Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Artist Point Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Denny Mountain stands 718 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Maddux Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Pig Trail Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

Unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas.

Wikidata Q4801235, matched on coordinates and name (423 m apart).

What the record says

Height
4.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.72033, -94.13288

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cartwright Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Patrick Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Gaylor Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Wakefield Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Government Knob: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Lake Ft. Smith Park: 2.0 mi
  • Winslow Tunnel Park: 5.4 mi
  • Winslow City Park: 5.5 mi
  • Mountainburg City Park: 6.3 mi
  • Devil's Den State Park: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Kessler Regional Bed: 21.5 mi
  • White River Garden Bed: 22.2 mi
  • Walker Annual Bed: 22.7 mi
  • Walker Garden Berm Bed: 22.7 mi
  • Bekaert Garden: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
  • Methodist Mance: 19.7 mi
  • Historic Cane Hill Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Arkansas Air & Military Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Arkansas Country Doctor Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Ozark Area Depot Museum: 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Maddux Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Shepherd Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Mullers Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Sand Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Fugit Springs: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Historic Homesteads: 15.1 mi
  • Rock House: 18.0 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 22.1 mi
  • The Garden Room: 23.9 mi
  • UARK Bowl: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Love Unites Us: 23.4 mi
  • Hogg Statue: 24.2 mi
  • The Castle: 24.5 mi
  • Blue Diamonds: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Artist Point Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Denny MountainNE718 m11.1 mi
Pilot KnobE711 m9.6 mi
Bowles MountainE707 m10.0 mi
Whiting MountainE707 m16.9 mi
Phelps MountainENE704 m15.5 mi
Shepherd MountainENE703 m9.9 mi
White Rock MountainE701 m10.0 mi
Brannon MountainNE699 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0219:5920:36
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2316:2817:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596775807871604940
Precip in3.33.14.55.36.34.54.14.15.14.94.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainburg 2 NE, 5 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10410616219820371.438.016.018.841.665.395.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Frog Bayou at Winfrey, AR, 1 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/12485493695

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