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McClure Falls

McClure Falls, seen from above at true elevation

McClure Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 540 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ken Smith Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
7.3/10.1

How to reach it

Coordinates35.84550, -93.42568

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Turner Ward Knob: 2.0 mi
  • Clayburn Point: 3.9 mi
  • Wahzhazhe Summit: 4.0 mi
  • Lost Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Culbertson Point: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 24
Parks: 22
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
  • Lost Valley State Park: 11.7 mi
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
  • Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 13.4 mi
  • Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lynn Hollow: 8.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 21.2 mi
  • Rock House: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Bradley House Museum: 17.3 mi
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 12.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of McClure Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitWNW781 m4.0 mi
Turner Ward KnobNW746 m2.0 mi
Isaac KnobWSW741 m14.0 mi
Reeves MountainNW733 m5.7 mi
Garrett MountainWSW730 m13.3 mi
Little Round MountainESE702 m5.8 mi
Keck KnobW701 m12.4 mi
Garlands KnobSSW700 m8.5 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 °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, 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, 7 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/12486682115

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