Dog Slaughter Falls
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Dog Slaughter Falls is a waterfall in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Ryans Creek Mountain stands 660 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonshiner’s Arch, a natural arch 1.4 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Dog Slaughter Falls is a 15 feet (4.6 m) to 20 feet (6.1 m) tall waterfall at the confluence of the Cumberland River and Dog Slaughter Creek, in the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Whitley County, Kentucky. It is accessible via the Sheltowee Trace Trail, traveling downstream of Cumberland Falls, or via the Dog Slaughter Trail. The falls is rumored to be named for the drowning of unwanted pets, or the loss of hunting dogs to predatory wildlife.
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Wikidata Q55013016, matched on coordinates and name (41 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 6.1 m
- Width
- 7 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cumberland Falls State Park: 1.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Natural Arch Scenic Area: 11.1 mi
- Bill H. Woods Downtown Park: 11.7 mi
- McCreary County Park: 11.7 mi
- Chestnut Flats: 7.1 mi
- Jones Peak: 10.0 mi
- Mount Morgan: 10.2 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Indian Knob: 10.7 mi
- Moonshiner’s Arch: 1.4 mi
- Triangle Rock False Arch: 1.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Arch: 1.7 mi
- Curd Garden Arch: 3.3 mi
- Bark Camp Creek False Arch: 3.4 mi
- Hens Nest Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Pound Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Golden Eagle Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Wildcat Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Star Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 2.3 mi
- Devil Creek Watefall: 2.9 mi
- Bark Camp Creek Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Six Gun City: 2.4 mi
- Corbin Historic Train Restoration: 13.5 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 18.3 mi
- Once site of the Collier Hill Inn: 18.6 mi
- Burnside: 18.7 mi
- Beast Mode: 9.9 mi
- Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 16.2 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Short Creek: 21.2 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 21.2 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Sander's Cafe and Museum: 13.9 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 21.1 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 17.4 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 17.6 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 20.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
- Colonel Sanders: 13.4 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 22.8 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 13.5 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 13.6 mi
- Children's Botanical Garden of South Central Kentucky: 22.7 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Minnow Beach: 13.7 mi
- Koger Spring: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Dog Slaughter Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryans Creek Mountain | S 179° | 660 m | 14.1 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | S 183° | 653 m | 18.4 mi |
| Jellico Mountain | SSE 154° | 648 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wolf Knob | SSE 161° | 644 m | 17.9 mi |
| Corner Tree Knob | S 187° | 639 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stephens Knob | S 184° | 627 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fate Lee Mountain | SSE 167° | 623 m | 15.9 mi |
| Powers Mountain | SE 132° | 599 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5,704 | 7,123 | 7,454 | 5,544 | 3,529 | 1,783 | 1,456 | 990 | 676 | 723 | 1,904 | 4,081 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cumberland River AT Cumberland Falls, KY, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11834996358
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