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Fern Falls

Fern Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Named places within 25 miles

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: 32
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
Attractions: 5
  • Rock Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Mystic Caverns: 15.8 mi
  • The Old Convertible: 18.5 mi
  • Overlook: 19.4 mi
  • Lynn Hollow: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Glencoe Spring: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Fern Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Round MountainSW 232°702 m10.2 mi
Shiloh MountainWNW 292°694 m9.9 mi
Henderson MountainSSW 192°692 m3.1 mi
Davis KnobSSW 196°688 m7.1 mi
Kilgore MountainNNW 327°682 m11.0 mi
Lost MountainWSW 254°677 m9.3 mi
Moss MountainN 352°671 m3.5 mi
Sherman MountainNNW 343°670 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5719:5520:33
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2016:2417:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568574637
Precip in3.73.85.85.76.64.23.93.64.54.95.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486682120

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