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Cathedral Falls

Cathedral Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cathedral Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Strand Knob stands 561 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodsman Pouroff, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Height
26.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.10332, -92.40365

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cleveland Knob: 2.2 mi
  • Push Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Almus Knob: 3.6 mi
  • Perry Knob: 3.8 mi
  • Prince Fred Knob: 4.0 mi
Parks: 45
  • Big Flat School Park: 7.0 mi
  • Jacob Wolf House Historic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Barkshed Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
  • Gunner Pool Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
  • Sylamore Experimental Forest: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 8
  • Rock Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 5.4 mi
  • Sinkhole Icebox: 9.2 mi
  • Blanchard Springs Caverns: 15.8 mi
  • Blanchard Spring: 16.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Tassel Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Pebble Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Cotter Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.5 mi
Museums: 3
  • Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 14.6 mi
  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 20.7 mi
  • Stone County Museum: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Cathedral Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strand KnobS 172°561 m16.1 mi
Bald KnobS 171°547 m16.8 mi
Barr MountainSSW 208°530 m16.9 mi
Blue MountainSSW 206°528 m18.6 mi
Alco MountainS 178°523 m16.6 mi
Lee MountainS 189°507 m15.9 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainS 191°501 m14.4 mi
Roper MountainS 169°495 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5419:5320:31
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1716:2016:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566573777669584738
Precip in3.43.34.85.55.13.63.83.63.83.84.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calico Rock 2 WSW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486817325

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