Big Buck Falls
Big Buck Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Trail Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 18.9 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 16 mi
- North Scenic Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- County Line Knob: 2.2 mi
- Davis Knob: 3.7 mi
- Millsaps Knob: 4.4 mi
- Hurricane Knob: 4.6 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Deer Trail Falls: 0.2 mi
- Piney Bowl Falls: 0.7 mi
- Rock Creek Bluff Falls: 0.7 mi
- Car Wash Falls: 3.7 mi
- Pam's Grotto: 5.2 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Asia Point: 14.2 mi
- Sam's Throne: 14.4 mi
- Sam's Throne Overlook: 14.6 mi
- Rocklick Point: 14.8 mi
- Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Fairview Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Ozone Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 11.8 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 15.6 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 16.6 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 17.8 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 18.5 mi
- Johnson County Historical Society: 22.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 7.9 mi
- Lynn Hollow: 14.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Booger Hollow: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Big Buck Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahzhazhe Summit | WNW 300° | 781 m | 14.6 mi |
| Turner Ward Knob | NW 305° | 746 m | 12.7 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | NW 313° | 702 m | 5.0 mi |
| Garlands Knob | W 261° | 700 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cowan Knob | W 265° | 699 m | 12.6 mi |
| Napoleon Knob | W 259° | 697 m | 12.5 mi |
| Shiloh Mountain | NNW 340° | 694 m | 14.2 mi |
| Henderson Mountain | NNE 29° | 692 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12486682124
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