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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Dug Hill stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornelius Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 86 miles off.

About

The story

Bridal Veil Falls is a natural waterfall, located in Cleburne County, Arkansas, outside of Heber Springs. It is actually two falls in close proximity leading some to refer to one as Bridal Veil Falls, and the other as Cornelius Falls for the first owner of the property, John H. Cornelius, which was the original name for both. Cornelius originally obtained the property where the falls are located in 1894 through the US Homestead Act of 1862. The Cornelius family retained ownership until around 1903. The property continued to be privately owned but freely used by the public for many years. It was acquired by the Young Business Men's club of Heber Springs in the 1980s, and officially made available for public use. The Heber Springs City Parks and Recreation Department negotiated an agreement in 2012 with the YBMV to improve and maintain the falls and surrounding area for the public. The Rotary Club of Cleburne County sponsored a community improvement project to create the parking lot, short trail, and viewing platform.

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Wikidata Q85748898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
14.9 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.46916, -92.03877
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Eagle Bank Park: 1.6 mi
  • Spring Park: 1.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach Park: 2.3 mi
  • Heber Springs Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Heber Springs Sports Complex: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 8
  • The Labyrinth: 22.5 mi
  • Art Alley: 22.7 mi
  • Art Alley: 22.7 mi
  • Bee Kind: 22.7 mi
  • Searcy Mural: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 3
  • William Carl Garner Visitor Center: 4.3 mi
  • Shirley Centennial Museum: 20.3 mi
  • Pioneer Village: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sandy Beach: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bridal Veil Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillNNE 13°405 m11.8 mi
Choppy KnobNNW 331°396 m17.7 mi
Round MountainNNW 342°380 m15.4 mi
Sam Johnson MountainNNE 13°364 m15.3 mi
Poff MountainNW 326°353 m15.4 mi
Bone HillNE 46°342 m17.1 mi
Bliss MountainNW 321°342 m17.3 mi
Wilburn KnobNNW 328°327 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:20
June solstice05:5419:5020:27
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1416:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250606876807972615041
Precip in3.83.84.95.45.73.74.43.83.74.25.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greers Ferry DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12486742729

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