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Black Bear Falls

Black Bear Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Black Bear Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 524 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Monkey Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Pig Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

What the record says

Height
9.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.75113, -93.68268

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Isaac Knob: 3.5 mi
  • Garrett Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Morgan Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Hare Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Cooper Mountain: 5.1 mi
Parks: 32
  • Cherry Bend Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
  • Redding Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Horsehead Lake Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
  • Grays Spring Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Fugit Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Sand Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Mullers Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Shepherd Spring: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 6.0 mi
  • Rock House: 7.3 mi
  • Lynn Hollow: 8.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Ozark Area Depot Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 22.9 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Black Bear Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitNE 54°781 m13.1 mi
Turner Ward KnobENE 59°746 m15.0 mi
Isaac KnobNNE 13°741 m3.5 mi
Reeves MountainNE 44°733 m15.2 mi
Garrett MountainNNE 22°730 m3.9 mi
Hare MountainW 278°726 m4.2 mi
Fly Gap MountainW 273°718 m5.7 mi
Hall MountainNNW 333°717 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0019:5720:35
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:2216:2617:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384351606877818073625041
Precip in3.53.34.85.05.84.93.54.24.04.74.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozark 2, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12485888721

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