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King's River Falls

King's River Falls, seen from above at true elevation

King's River Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 510 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Venus Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90184, -93.57447

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Venus Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Penitentiary Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Allen Knob: 2.8 mi
  • Reeves Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Keck Knob: 4.7 mi
Parks: 24
  • Lost Valley State Park: 13.5 mi
  • Madison County Fair Grounds: 14.8 mi
  • Ampitheater: 15.5 mi
  • Huntsville Mitchusson Park: 15.6 mi
  • Time Capsule: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 3
  • Lynn Hollow: 10.5 mi
  • Rock House: 17.3 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Madison County Historical Society: 15.9 mi
  • Bradley House Museum: 22.8 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fugit Springs: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of King's River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitESE 120°781 m5.2 mi
Turner Ward KnobESE 111°746 m7.3 mi
Isaac KnobSW 217°741 m8.8 mi
Reeves MountainE 85°733 m4.6 mi
Garrett MountainSW 214°730 m8.2 mi
Hare MountainSW 226°726 m14.2 mi
Hall MountainW 260°717 m10.5 mi
Cooper MountainSW 234°709 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice05:5919:5720:35
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2216:2517:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568584637
Precip in3.33.04.35.25.54.84.43.54.24.54.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 2S, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11314122021719169.615.515.019.335.988.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, 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/12485385011

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