Black Bear Falls
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
- 6.4 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Monkey Falls: 0.1 mi
- High Bank Twin Falls: 4.9 mi
- Spy Rock Falls: 5.8 mi
- Accord Hollow Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sixty Foot Falls: 6.2 mi
- 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
- Joe Salee Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Williams Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Feltner Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Shaffer Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Fugit Springs: 13.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mullers Spring: 18.6 mi
- Shepherd Spring: 23.7 mi
- Byrd’s Adventure Center: 6.0 mi
- Rock House: 7.3 mi
- Lynn Hollow: 8.3 mi
- Ozark Area Depot Museum: 20.1 mi
- Johnson County Historical Society: 22.9 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 23.5 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 14.2 mi
- Madison County War Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Ozark Rest Area - Westbound: 18.3 mi
- Ozark Rest Area – Eastbound: 18.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Black Bear Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahzhazhe Summit | NE 54° | 781 m | 13.1 mi |
| Turner Ward Knob | ENE 59° | 746 m | 15.0 mi |
| Isaac Knob | NNE 13° | 741 m | 3.5 mi |
| Reeves Mountain | NE 44° | 733 m | 15.2 mi |
| Garrett Mountain | NNE 22° | 730 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hare Mountain | W 278° | 726 m | 4.2 mi |
| Fly Gap Mountain | W 273° | 718 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hall Mountain | NNW 333° | 717 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozark 2, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12485888721
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