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Brown Creek Cascade

Brown Creek Cascade, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Creek Cascade is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Barton Mountain stands 571 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Height
2.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86537, -92.88906

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Long Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Flatside Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
  • North Fork Pinnacle: 2.2 mi
  • Crystal Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Rody Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks: 36
  • Lake Sylvia Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Alum Creek Experimental Forest: 9.3 mi
  • Cypress Creek Park: 12.3 mi
  • South Fourche Roadside Park: 12.5 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Access: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 4
  • Perry County Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 17.4 mi
  • Museum Of Automobiles: 18.3 mi
  • Depot Museum: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Iron Spring: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Giant Sawdust Pile: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Carter Cove Beach: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Arkansas Arboretum: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Brown Creek Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barton MountainSW 231°571 m10.3 mi
Smith PinnacleSW 231°571 m10.3 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 249°547 m17.3 mi
Angling PinnacleSW 214°530 m7.6 mi
Locust MountainWSW 253°519 m15.6 mi
Crystal MountainSW 235°518 m3.3 mi
Grindstone MountainWSW 242°489 m4.0 mi
North Deckard MountainWSW 253°489 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5919:5220:29
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1616:2617:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876807972615041
Precip in3.94.65.45.85.84.44.43.94.54.85.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alum FK, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs70.383.493.886.069.127.44.94.920.920.041.376.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Alum Fork Saline River near Reform, AR, 5 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/12487215699

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