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Discovery Falls

Discovery Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Discovery Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Little Round Mountain stands 702 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

What the record says

Height
13.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67703, -93.35292

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Shaft Point: 2.8 mi
  • Ozone Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Rich Knob: 3.6 mi
  • Dow Point: 4.1 mi
  • Thompson Knob: 4.4 mi
Parks: 29
  • Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Long Pool Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Lynn Hollow: 11.5 mi
  • Rock Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 2
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 15.5 mi
  • Bradley House Museum: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 19.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Discovery Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Round MountainN 6°702 m9.0 mi
Garlands KnobWNW 297°700 m8.0 mi
Cowan KnobWNW 300°699 m9.1 mi
Napoleon KnobWNW 293°697 m8.2 mi
Davis KnobNE 40°688 m11.0 mi
Devils KnobNW 319°682 m4.4 mi
Moonhull MountainNW 304°682 m7.7 mi
Lost MountainN 0°677 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice05:5919:5520:33
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2016:2517:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596876808073625041
Precip in3.73.44.95.35.84.04.23.84.24.55.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksville 6 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486682139

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