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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

Waterfalls: 58
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: 21
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: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Car Wash Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Round MountainNNW702 m8.3 mi
Garlands KnobW700 m12.7 mi
Napoleon KnobW697 m13.1 mi
Henderson MountainNNE692 m10.6 mi
Davis KnobNNE688 m6.6 mi
Devils KnobW682 m8.5 mi
Moonhull MountainW682 m12.2 mi
Lost MountainNNW677 m12.1 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 50–80 °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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