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Bowers Hollow Falls

Bowers Hollow Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Bowers Hollow Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 561 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is McClure Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

What the record says

Height
17.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85430, -93.43462

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Turner Ward Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Wahzhazhe Summit: 3.4 mi
  • Lost Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Clayburn Point: 4.7 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
Parks: 21
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Lost Valley State Park: 11.3 mi
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 13.2 mi
  • Steel Creek Use Area: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lynn Hollow: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 21.1 mi
  • Rock House: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Bradley House Museum: 17.3 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 11.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Bowers Hollow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitW 281°781 m3.4 mi
Turner Ward KnobWNW 300°746 m1.2 mi
Isaac KnobWSW 254°741 m13.7 mi
Reeves MountainNW 319°733 m4.9 mi
Garrett MountainWSW 254°730 m13.0 mi
Little Round MountainESE 121°702 m6.5 mi
Keck KnobW 274°701 m11.8 mi
Garlands KnobSSW 196°700 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5919:5620:34
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2116:2517:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568584637
Precip in3.33.04.35.25.54.84.43.54.24.54.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 2S, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11314122021719169.615.515.019.335.988.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, AR, 6 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/12486682114

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