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Hudson Shelter Falls

Hudson Shelter Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hudson Shelter Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 574 m. Little Round Mountain stands 702 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hudson Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

What the record says

Height
7.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85148, -93.12412

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hudson Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Owens Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Ricketts Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Henderson Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Sassafras Knob: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 32
Parks: 17
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Fairview Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
  • Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
  • Pedestal Rock Scenic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Richland Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Rock Garden: 7.7 mi
  • The Old Convertible: 15.9 mi
  • Mystic Caverns: 18.5 mi
  • Lynn Hollow: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
  • Bradley House Museum: 11.3 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 11.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 11.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Glencoe Spring: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Hudson Shelter Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Round MountainWSW702 m12.2 mi
Henderson MountainW692 m4.5 mi
Davis KnobWSW688 m6.8 mi
Moss MountainNNW671 m7.9 mi
Iceledo MountainENE670 m9.3 mi
Reynolds MountainNW668 m11.1 mi
Daniel MountainE663 m6.0 mi
Taylor MountainWNW661 m10.7 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 solstice07:2016:2317:03

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/12486755564

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