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Leaning Log Falls

Leaning Log Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Leaning Log Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Adkins Canyon Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Height
8.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.82220, -93.42699

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Turner Ward Knob: 3.2 mi
  • Clayburn Point: 3.3 mi
  • Harvey Point: 4.2 mi
  • Culbertson Point: 4.4 mi
  • Wahzhazhe Summit: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 25
Parks: 20
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
  • Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
  • Lost Valley State Park: 13.3 mi
  • Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lynn Hollow: 7.7 mi
  • Rock Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 20.3 mi
  • Rock House: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Bradley House Museum: 18.4 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Leaning Log Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitNW 308°781 m4.7 mi
Turner Ward KnobNNW 332°746 m3.2 mi
Isaac KnobW 264°741 m13.6 mi
Reeves MountainNNW 328°733 m7.0 mi
Garrett MountainW 264°730 m13.0 mi
Little Round MountainESE 102°702 m5.3 mi
Keck KnobWNW 284°701 m12.6 mi
Garlands KnobSSW 205°700 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5919:5620:34
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2116:2517:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556371757568574637
Precip in3.73.85.85.76.64.23.93.64.54.95.64.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11314122021719169.615.515.019.335.988.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, AR, 8 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/12486682118

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