Ken Smith Falls
Ken Smith Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 525 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is McClure Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 16.5/21.7
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 17 mi
- North Scenic Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turner Ward Knob: 2.1 mi
- Clayburn Point: 3.9 mi
- Wahzhazhe Summit: 4.0 mi
- Culbertson Point: 4.3 mi
- Lost Mountain: 4.3 mi
- McClure Falls: 0.1 mi
- Bowers Hollow Falls: 0.9 mi
- Adkins Canyon Falls: 1.4 mi
- Leaning Log Falls: 1.5 mi
- Stahle Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Roark Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Bee Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Big Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Jim Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Lost Valley State Park: 11.9 mi
- Ozone Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 13.6 mi
- Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Lynn Hollow: 8.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 18.1 mi
- Byrd’s Adventure Center: 21.1 mi
- Rock House: 22.8 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 12.0 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 17.0 mi
- Madison County War Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 17.4 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 18.2 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 24.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Ken Smith Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahzhazhe Summit | WNW 290° | 781 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turner Ward Knob | NW 311° | 746 m | 2.1 mi |
| Isaac Knob | WSW 258° | 741 m | 13.9 mi |
| Reeves Mountain | NW 320° | 733 m | 5.8 mi |
| Garrett Mountain | WSW 258° | 730 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | ESE 117° | 702 m | 5.7 mi |
| Keck Knob | W 277° | 701 m | 12.4 mi |
| Garlands Knob | SSW 201° | 700 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 113 | 141 | 220 | 217 | 191 | 69.6 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 35.9 | 88.9 | 109 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, 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/12486682116
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