Bear Skull Falls
Bear Skull Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Turner Ward Knob stands 746 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Slot Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 6.7 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 24 mi
- North Scenic Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slot Rock Falls: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Falls: 0.7 mi
- Discovery Falls: 0.7 mi
- Hobo Falls West: 1.7 mi
- Hobo Falls East: 1.8 mi
- Ozone Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Shaft Point: 3.0 mi
- Dow Point: 3.6 mi
- Thompson Knob: 3.9 mi
- Rich Knob: 4.1 mi
- Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Ozone Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Long Pool Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Clarksville Pocket Park: 14.7 mi
- Williams Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Feltner Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Ladd Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Ladd Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 4.9 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 21.9 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 24.2 mi
- Lynn Hollow: 11.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 14.0 mi
- Byrd’s Adventure Center: 21.3 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Overlook Rest Area - Westbound: 22.6 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound: 23.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.9 mi
- Johnson County Historical Society: 14.9 mi
- Booger Hollow: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Bear Skull Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Ward Knob | NNW 339° | 746 m | 14.3 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | N 9° | 702 m | 9.6 mi |
| Garlands Knob | WNW 302° | 700 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cowan Knob | NW 304° | 699 m | 8.9 mi |
| Napoleon Knob | WNW 298° | 697 m | 7.9 mi |
| Davis Knob | NE 41° | 688 m | 11.7 mi |
| Devils Knob | NNW 328° | 682 m | 4.5 mi |
| Moonhull Mountain | NW 309° | 682 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksville 6 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12486682142
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