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Elise Falls

Elise Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Elise Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

What the record says

Height
6.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93818, -93.38318

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shiloh Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Daniels Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Long Point: 4.9 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 58
Cliffs: 25
Parks: 20
  • Lost Valley State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 7.0 mi
  • Steel Creek Use Area: 7.5 mi
  • centerpoint horsecamp: 8.8 mi
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
  • Bradley House Museum: 11.8 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Lynn Hollow: 15.4 mi
  • Mystic Caverns: 19.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 5.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Elise Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitSW781 m8.0 mi
Turner Ward KnobSW746 m6.5 mi
Reeves MountainWSW733 m6.5 mi
Little Round MountainSSE702 m9.5 mi
Keck KnobWSW701 m15.5 mi
Garlands KnobSSW700 m15.3 mi
Cowan KnobSSW699 m14.9 mi
Napoleon KnobSSW697 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5819:5620:34
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2116:2417:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568584637
Precip in3.33.04.35.25.54.84.43.54.24.54.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 2S, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11314122021719169.615.515.019.335.988.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, AR, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12475790351

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