Katy Falls
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
- 16.9 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 18 mi
- Acorn Vista · 19 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 20 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Katy Mountain: 0.7 mi
- East Hanna Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tall Peak: 2.2 mi
- Buckeye Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Nichols Mountain: 2.6 mi
- 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
- Shady Lake Cascade: 3.9 mi
- Blaylock Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Little Missouri Falls: 9.4 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 9.8 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 9.9 mi
- 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
- Ebenezer Monument: 15.9 mi
- Old Potter School: 16.9 mi
- Caddo Indian Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 18.0 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Katy Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Mountain | ESE 104° | 719 m | 4.5 mi |
| Tall Peak | ESE 108° | 705 m | 2.2 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | ENE 76° | 705 m | 2.6 mi |
| East Raspberry Mountain | ESE 102° | 697 m | 5.1 mi |
| East Hanna Mountain | NNW 329° | 687 m | 0.7 mi |
| Lost Mountain | NE 52° | 681 m | 4.2 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NW 318° | 677 m | 5.3 mi |
| Slatington Mountain | ENE 76° | 673 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:32 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7.3 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 9.4 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12486917866
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