Panther Bluff Falls
Panther Bluff Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Raspberry Mountain stands 719 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ridge Use Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.5 m
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Round Top: 11.9 mi
- Big Tom Mountain: 12.5 mi
- East Big Tom Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Tall Peak: 13.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Use Area: 0.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Howard County State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Jack Clawson Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Shady Lake Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 9.8 mi
- Shady Lake Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 11.8 mi
- Katy Falls: 13.9 mi
- Winding Staircase: 14.6 mi
- Midway: 9.5 mi
- Mount Olive: 19.8 mi
- Kimberly: 24.9 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Hinds Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Plaster Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Gillham Springs: 15.1 mi
- Alpine Spring: 20.3 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 20.4 mi
- Sevier County Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village Museum: 22.9 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Panther Bluff Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Mountain | NNE 20° | 719 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tall Peak | N 10° | 705 m | 13.4 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | N 11° | 705 m | 14.8 mi |
| East Raspberry Mountain | NNE 22° | 697 m | 13.8 mi |
| East Hanna Mountain | N 359° | 687 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lost Mountain | NNE 12° | 681 m | 16.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | N 349° | 677 m | 18.2 mi |
| Slatington Mountain | NNE 32° | 673 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dequeen, 18 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 272 | 314 | 378 | 384 | 364 | 167 | 81.2 | 53.7 | 61.7 | 67.3 | 157 | 227 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Saline River near Dierks, 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/12486917869
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