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Car Wash Falls

Car Wash Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Car Wash Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Little Round Mountain stands 702 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pam's Grotto, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

What the record says

Height
6.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70530, -93.25474

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rich Knob: 3.1 mi
  • Wheeler Knob: 3.7 mi
  • Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
  • County Line Knob: 4.5 mi
  • Meadows Knob: 4.6 mi
Parks: 27
  • Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Fairview Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 20.0 mi
  • Bradley House Museum: 21.1 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Lynn Hollow: 16.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 13.3 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Car Wash Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Round MountainNNW 327°702 m8.3 mi
Garlands KnobW 278°700 m12.7 mi
Henderson MountainNNE 16°692 m10.6 mi
Davis KnobNNE 14°688 m6.6 mi
Devils KnobW 279°682 m8.5 mi
Moonhull MountainW 281°682 m12.2 mi
Lost MountainNNW 333°677 m12.1 mi
Woods MountainSSW 213°658 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:25
June solstice05:5819:5520:33
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:2016:2417:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568574637
Precip in3.73.85.85.76.64.23.93.64.54.95.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486682128

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