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John Mountain Falls

John Mountain Falls, seen from above at true elevation

John Mountain Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Walker Mountain stands 647 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladderbucket Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Height
25.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55113, -92.79338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • John Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Armstead Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Fork Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Hatley Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Kincannon Mountain: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 37
Parks: 18
  • Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
  • Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
  • Bayou Bluff Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
  • Serenity Park: 14.6 mi
  • Pedestal Rock Scenic Area: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Van Buren County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 23.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Garden: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of John Mountain Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker MountainNNW 335°647 m9.2 mi
Mulberry MountainNW 325°647 m13.2 mi
Brown MountainNNW 328°630 m8.0 mi
Alread HillNNW 341°626 m9.9 mi
Raspberry MountainNW 309°623 m12.3 mi
Reves KnobNNE 14°618 m12.5 mi
White Oak MountainWSW 237°614 m7.0 mi
Chinquapin KnobNW 316°606 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice05:5719:5320:31
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:1816:2317:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847566373777769584838
Precip in3.94.06.16.15.84.44.64.33.94.35.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dennard 10 WSW, 13 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs21523430328728497.720.842.713.613.8106147

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork of Little Red River near Scotland, AR, 10 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/12486755591

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