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Funnel Falls

Funnel Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Funnel Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Strand Knob stands 561 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Almus Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Height
12.5/15.9

How to reach it

Coordinates36.06975, -92.43841

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Almus Knob: 0.6 mi
  • Tater Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Suggs Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Push Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Cleveland Knob: 4.7 mi
Parks: 41
  • Big Flat School Park: 5.1 mi
  • Barkshed Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
  • Morning Star Community Park: 11.5 mi
  • Jacob Wolf House Historic Site: 12.9 mi
  • Gunner Pool Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 6
  • Sinkhole Icebox: 7.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Boy Scout Monument: 14.2 mi
  • Blanchard Springs Caverns: 16.2 mi
  • Blanchard Spring: 16.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Tassel Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Pebble Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cotter Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 16.8 mi
  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 17.8 mi
  • Stone County Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Funnel Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strand KnobSSE561 m14.3 mi
Bald KnobSSE547 m15.0 mi
Barr MountainSSW530 m14.0 mi
Blue MountainSSW528 m15.7 mi
Alco MountainS523 m14.5 mi
Lee MountainS507 m13.4 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainS501 m11.8 mi
McCutchen HillS500 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5419:5320:31
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1816:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566573777669584738
Precip in3.43.34.85.55.13.63.83.63.83.84.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calico Rock 2 WSW, 16 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6441,8292,8063,4222,8721,0034393274375099531,363

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Harriet, AR, 8 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/12486817317

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