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Katy Falls

Katy Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Katy Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Raspberry Mountain stands 719 m to the east-southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Katy Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 17 miles off.

The story

Katy Falls in the Caney Creek Wilderness is a 12-foot waterfall in the Ouachita National Forest. Katy Falls is on a spur near where the Buckeye Trail joins the Caney Creek Trail. Also nearby is the mouth of Katy Creek, where it flows into Caney Creek.

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Wikidata Q27927861, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Height
3.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.39692, -94.08030

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • Shady Lake Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Caney Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
  • Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 8.9 mi
  • Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Howard County State Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Springs: 5
  • Gillham Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Alpine Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Abernathy Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Katy Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Raspberry MountainESE 104°719 m4.5 mi
Tall PeakESE 108°705 m2.2 mi
Buckeye MountainENE 76°705 m2.6 mi
East Raspberry MountainESE 102°697 m5.1 mi
East Hanna MountainNNW 329°687 m0.7 mi
Lost MountainNE 52°681 m4.2 mi
Eagle MountainNW 318°677 m5.3 mi
Slatington MountainENE 76°673 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0519:5520:33
September equinox07:0518:4219:15
December solstice07:2016:3217:11

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596773787871605042
Precip in4.44.65.46.97.95.14.94.35.25.56.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG FK 1 SSE, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7.310.713.013.513.87.13.55.42.42.66.49.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gap Cr nr Wolf Pen Gap Rec Area nr Nunley, AR, 7 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/12486917866

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