Falls Creek Falls
Falls Creek Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Barton Mountain stands 571 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Catherine State Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.7 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Rock Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Short Mountain Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Catherine State Park: 0.4 mi
- Lake Catherine State Park: 0.6 mi
- Ouachita River Whitewater Park: 4.5 mi
- Malvern City Park: 5.7 mi
- Entergy Park: 6.8 mi
- Shinn Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 10.0 mi
- North Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Trap Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Hot Spring County Museum: 7.1 mi
- The Galaxy Connection: 10.1 mi
- Gangster Museum: 10.1 mi
- Mid-America Science Museum: 13.2 mi
- Gann Museum of Saline County: 20.7 mi
- Hot Springs Confederate Monument: 10.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Ouachita Tiger: 22.2 mi
- Centurium: 22.4 mi
- Holly Grove: 22.4 mi
- Evans Children's Adventure Garden: 7.9 mi
- Garvan Woodland Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Tiny Town: 10.7 mi
- Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Iron Springs Recreation Area: 25.0 mi
- Garvan Gardens Falls: 7.8 mi
- Thermal Water Jug Fountain: 9.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 21.3 mi
- Iron Spring: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falls Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Mountain | NNW 344° | 571 m | 24.8 mi |
| Smith Pinnacle | NNW 344° | 571 m | 24.8 mi |
| Angling Pinnacle | N 353° | 530 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wolf Pinnacle | N 359° | 464 m | 23.9 mi |
| Muse Mountain | N 357° | 442 m | 23.9 mi |
| Smith Point | NNW 340° | 442 m | 25.0 mi |
| West Mountain | WNW 297° | 433 m | 12.2 mi |
| Trap Mountain | W 263° | 402 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malvern, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3,623 | 3,441 | 3,372 | 3,684 | 3,585 | 2,191 | 1,434 | 1,300 | 1,272 | 1,212 | 2,054 | 2,971 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill, AR, 1 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/5768659887
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