Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Shiloh Mountain stands 694 m to the south-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls is a single-drop waterfall located within the Ponca Wilderness Area of the Buffalo National River in northern Arkansas. The height of the falls is 209 feet (64 meters). According to the National Park Service, it is the "tallest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachians." The waterfall is located in Hemmed-In Hollow, a small valley closed in on three sides by 200-foot (61 m) bluffs. The area can be accessed from at least three different hiking trails; Centerpoint Trailhead and Compton Trailhead along State Highway 43 north of Ponca are probably the best choices for those wanting to park and hike in. Of the two, the latter offers the most direct access. From Compton the falls are 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the trailhead, and the route is usually well marked and well maintained, though the hike out of Hemmed-In-Hollow is notoriously steep and difficult. For those floating the Buffalo River, the falls are an easy half-mile trek from the river trailhead and a three-mile hike from Kyle's Landing. For most of the year the flow over Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls is subdued and during dry periods can diminish to almost nothing. As one looks upward, the water breaks into thousands of individual droplets. Wind swirling in the canyon causes the falls to continually dance about. During times of heavy rain, typically during late winter or early spring, water spills heavily off the cliff.
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Wikidata Q10843109, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 63.7 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- North Scenic Point · 9 mi
- South Gap Scenic Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- California Point: 0.6 mi
- Pickert Point: 1.9 mi
- Fisher Point: 2.4 mi
- Kilgore Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Queen Point: 3.9 mi
- Diamond Falls: 0.1 mi
- Fishtrap Hollow Falls: 0.7 mi
- Hideout Hollow Falls: 2.2 mi
- Triple Falls: 3.0 mi
- Thunder Canyon Falls: 3.1 mi
- Jim Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Big Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Gar Hole Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Bee Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Steel Creek Use Area: 2.9 mi
- centerpoint horsecamp: 3.0 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 4.6 mi
- Lost Valley State Park: 5.7 mi
- Henry Koen Experimental Forest: 7.2 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 8.0 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 8.3 mi
- Boone County Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
- Memory Lane Museum: 23.3 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 24.3 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 9.2 mi
- Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County: 15.6 mi
- Madison County War Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Mystic Caverns: 10.6 mi
- Oregon: 22.5 mi
- Glencoe Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh Mountain | SSW 198° | 694 m | 8.9 mi |
| Kilgore Mountain | S 170° | 682 m | 2.9 mi |
| Lost Mountain | S 190° | 677 m | 14.8 mi |
| Moss Mountain | SE 146° | 671 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | SE 127° | 670 m | 4.3 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | SSE 155° | 668 m | 7.4 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | S 177° | 661 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cave Mountain | SW 216° | 658 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:23 | 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 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 2S, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 223 | 263 | 410 | 417 | 434 | 163 | 39.4 | 53.2 | 34.2 | 102 | 104 | 210 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River at Ponca, AR, 4 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/12486548286
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