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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.

About

The story

unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas

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

The record

What the record says

Height
4.6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.72033, -94.13288
Around it

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: 28
  • 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
Waterfalls: 24
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
On the horizon

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 MountainNE 48°718 m11.1 mi
Pilot KnobE 98°711 m9.6 mi
Bowles MountainE 92°707 m10.0 mi
Phelps MountainENE 71°704 m15.5 mi
Shepherd MountainENE 78°703 m9.9 mi
White Rock MountainE 101°701 m10.0 mi
Brannon MountainNE 53°699 m12.7 mi
Government KnobENE 77°697 m5.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Streamflow

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12485493695

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