Penhook Falls
Penhook Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Walker Mountain stands 647 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Younger Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 12.5 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Younger Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Divide Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Adams Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Grapevine Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Buckeye Mountain: 5.0 mi
- North Fork Rd Falls (North): 3.8 mi
- North Fork Rd Falls (South): 3.9 mi
- Blue Hole Cascades: 5.1 mi
- Green Grotto Falls: 5.4 mi
- Fiddlehead Falls: 5.5 mi
- Bayou Bluff Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Serenity Park: 9.0 mi
- Pedestal Rock Scenic Area: 11.4 mi
- Long Pool Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
- Fairview Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Ladd Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Ladd Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Molten Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Gower Point: 18.7 mi
- Nolan Point: 19.8 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 13.9 mi
- Old House Foundation: 21.4 mi
- Hindsman Bell Tower: 21.5 mi
- Booger Hollow: 14.6 mi
- Racket Ridge: 17.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 15.5 mi
- Potts Inn Museum: 22.6 mi
- Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 24.1 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Penhook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | NE 35° | 647 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mulberry Mountain | N 8° | 647 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sollys Knob | NW 317° | 631 m | 12.9 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NE 40° | 630 m | 7.4 mi |
| Alread Hill | NE 34° | 626 m | 10.0 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | N 354° | 623 m | 6.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | SSE 149° | 614 m | 5.8 mi |
| Chinquapin Knob | N 350° | 606 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:24 | 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 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dennard 10 WSW, 18 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 574 | 648 | 797 | 806 | 717 | 219 | 101 | 80.5 | 66.9 | 97.9 | 264 | 438 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, AR, 9 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/12486755583
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