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Big Buck Falls

Big Buck Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Big Buck Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. Turner Ward Knob stands 746 m to the northwest, 13 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

Coordinates35.75719, -93.26871

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • County Line Knob: 2.2 mi
  • Davis Knob: 3.7 mi
  • Millsaps Knob: 4.4 mi
  • Hurricane Knob: 4.6 mi
  • Hurricane Knob: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 31
Parks: 22
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Bradley House Museum: 17.8 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Lynn Hollow: 14.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Big Buck Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turner Ward KnobNW 305°746 m12.7 mi
Little Round MountainNW 313°702 m5.0 mi
Garlands KnobW 261°700 m12.0 mi
Cowan KnobW 265°699 m12.6 mi
Napoleon KnobW 259°697 m12.5 mi
Henderson MountainNNE 29°692 m7.5 mi
Davis KnobNE 40°688 m3.7 mi
Devils KnobWSW 254°682 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:25
June solstice05:5819:5520:33
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2016:2417:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568574637
Precip in3.73.85.85.76.64.23.93.64.54.95.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486682124

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