Kings Bluff Falls
Kings Bluff Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 480 m. Davis Knob stands 688 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pedestal Rock Scenic Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 34.8 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 20 mi
- North Scenic Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Falls: 2.2 mi
- Falling Water Falls: 4.3 mi
- Native American Falls: 4.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.2 mi
- Intersection Falls: 5.5 mi
- Chinquapin Knob: 2.7 mi
- Greenhaw Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sollys Knob: 4.9 mi
- Raspberry Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Mulberry Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Sam's Throne: 10.2 mi
- Sam's Throne Overlook: 10.3 mi
- Doins Point: 14.9 mi
- Asia Point: 15.8 mi
- Ladd Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Pedestal Rock Scenic Area: 0.5 mi
- Fairview Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Richland Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Stack Rock Scenic Area: 12.9 mi
- Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 3.4 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 20.1 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 24.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.9 mi
- The Old Convertible: 18.2 mi
- Booger Hollow: 19.5 mi
- Racket Ridge: 24.6 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 21.5 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 21.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 0.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Kings Bluff Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Knob | WNW 294° | 688 m | 12.4 mi |
| Iceledo Mountain | NNE 18° | 670 m | 11.3 mi |
| Daniel Mountain | N 3° | 665 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hudson Mountain | NNW 335° | 654 m | 10.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 31° | 649 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mulberry Mountain | ESE 102° | 647 m | 5.5 mi |
| Walker Mountain | ESE 112° | 647 m | 9.8 mi |
| Shulers Point | N 354° | 646 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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, 12 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 | 159 | 180 | 247 | 229 | 198 | 73.6 | 27.0 | 20.2 | 22.9 | 33.5 | 105 | 136 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Richland Creek near Witts Spring, 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/10927126946
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