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Blaylock Creek Falls

Blaylock Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Blaylock Creek Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Raspberry Mountain stands 719 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Blaylock Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Height
9.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.37097, -93.92259

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blaylock Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • East Leader Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Fodderstack Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Leader Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Brush Heap Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks: 33
  • Albert Pike Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Caney Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
  • Shady Lake Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Star of the West Public Use Area: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Springs: 6
  • Abernathy Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Alpine Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Gillham Springs: 15.9 mi
  • West Spring: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Wegner Crystal Mines: 18.8 mi
  • Heritage House Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village Museum: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Blaylock Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Raspberry MountainW 278°719 m4.7 mi
Buckeye MountainWNW 290°705 m6.9 mi
Tall PeakW 279°705 m6.9 mi
East Raspberry MountainW 280°697 m4.1 mi
East Hanna MountainWNW 285°687 m9.7 mi
Lost MountainNW 307°681 m7.2 mi
Eagle MountainWNW 295°677 m13.8 mi
Slatington MountainNNE 16°673 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0519:5520:32
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1916:3217:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596773787871605042
Precip in4.44.65.46.97.95.14.94.35.25.56.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG FK 1 SSE, 8 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20523223326721313570.171.870.378.2144201

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Missouri River near Langley, AR, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486917864

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