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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

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
Waterfalls: 58
Cliffs: 24
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 16.6 miles of Bowers Hollow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitW781 m3.4 mi
Turner Ward KnobWNW746 m1.2 mi
Isaac KnobWSW741 m13.7 mi
Reeves MountainNW733 m4.9 mi
Garrett MountainWSW730 m13.0 mi
Little Round MountainESE702 m6.5 mi
Keck KnobW701 m11.8 mi
Garlands KnobSSW700 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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