Big Shoal Cascade
Big Shoal Cascade is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Magazine Mountain stands 837 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildman Twin Falls, a waterfall 2.1 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 2.4 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 4 mi
- Lookout Window · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Point: 3.2 mi
- Rich Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 4.5 mi
- East Snake Knob: 4.7 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 4.7 mi
- East End Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Cove Lake Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Cameron Bluff Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Havana City Park: 5.9 mi
- Buckman's Spring: 3.4 mi
- Bear Waller Spring: 4.2 mi
- Turkey Springs: 4.7 mi
- Brown's Spring: 6.3 mi
- Slocum Spring: 7.6 mi
- Half Bushel: 5.5 mi
- Cameron Bluff: 5.8 mi
- South Bluff: 7.0 mi
- North Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Burton Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Bood's Monument: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Monument: 12.9 mi
- V for Victory memorial: 13.1 mi
- Summit Park Hotel Site: 16.2 mi
- Wildman Twin Falls: 2.1 mi
- Hardy Falls: 3.2 mi
- Mt Magazine Falls: 5.6 mi
- Mt Magazine Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Lori Falls: 6.8 mi
- Mount Magazine State Park: 5.5 mi
- Mount Nebo State Park: 16.2 mi
- Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 16.4 mi
- Overlook Rest Area - Westbound: 16.4 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound: 17.6 mi
- Buckman's Pool: 3.4 mi
- Lover's Leap: 16.2 mi
- The Window: 7.3 mi
- Needle's Eye: 7.3 mi
- Logan County "Old Jail" Museum: 12.6 mi
- Johnson County Historical Society: 19.6 mi
- Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 20.2 mi
- Carter Cove Beach: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Big Shoal Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine Mountain | WSW 251° | 837 m | 6.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 251° | 837 m | 6.0 mi |
| Petit Jean Mountain | SW 217° | 745 m | 14.8 mi |
| Flood Mountain | SW 220° | 684 m | 13.7 mi |
| Potato Hill Mountain | SSW 210° | 677 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | SW 221° | 630 m | 18.3 mi |
| Beurknob Mountain | SW 221° | 616 m | 19.8 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | ENE 64° | 597 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue MTN DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12486917861
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