Waterfall · Arkansas
Fern Falls
Fern Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 562 m. Little Round Mountain stands 702 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Height
- 12.8 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.89748, -93.19251
- On the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 6 mi
- North Scenic Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Big Creek Cave Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hudson Shelter Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lonesome Hollow Falls: 6.6 mi
- Stepp Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cub Hollow Falls: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Smith Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Henderson Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Owens Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Moss Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Ricketts Mountain: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 30
- Asia Point: 3.9 mi
- Rocklick Point: 4.2 mi
- Morgan Point: 5.4 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Red Rock Point: 7.1 mi
Parks: 20
- Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Bradley Park: 7.4 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 9.4 mi
- Henry Koen Experimental Forest: 9.6 mi
- Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 6.2 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 14.5 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 21.3 mi
- Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Rock Garden: 11.4 mi
- Mystic Caverns: 15.8 mi
- The Old Convertible: 18.5 mi
- Lynn Hollow: 21.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Bradley House Museum: 7.5 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 8.1 mi
- Boone County Heritage Museum: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Glencoe Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Fern Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Round Mountain | SW 232° | 702 m | 10.2 mi |
| Shiloh Mountain | WNW 292° | 694 m | 9.9 mi |
| Henderson Mountain | SSW 192° | 692 m | 3.1 mi |
| Davis Knob | SSW 196° | 688 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kilgore Mountain | NNW 327° | 682 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lost Mountain | WSW 254° | 677 m | 9.3 mi |
| Moss Mountain | N 352° | 671 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | NNW 343° | 670 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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