Punchbowl Falls
Punchbowl Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Iceledo Mountain stands 670 m to the west-northwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Stack Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 6.1 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 15 mi
- North Scenic Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stack Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
- Dogwood Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 4.6 mi
- Two Devils Falls: 5.0 mi
- Richland Falls: 5.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.8 mi
- Iceledo Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Barlow Christian Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Stack Rock: 1.7 mi
- Bill Hill Peak: 1.8 mi
- Rollins Point: 5.7 mi
- Point Peter: 5.9 mi
- Sam's Throne Overlook: 6.1 mi
- Sam's Throne: 6.3 mi
- Cane Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Stack Rock Scenic Area: 1.9 mi
- Richland Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Buffalo River State Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Pedestal Rock Scenic Area: 11.3 mi
- Fairview Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- The Old Convertible: 6.9 mi
- Overlook: 8.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 14.1 mi
- Boy Scout Monument: 17.1 mi
- Mystic Caverns: 19.8 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 8.1 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 15.4 mi
- Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology: 18.2 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 16.4 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 16.6 mi
- Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 21.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Glencoe Spring: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Punchbowl Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceledo Mountain | WNW 284° | 670 m | 1.2 mi |
| Daniel Mountain | WSW 239° | 665 m | 5.1 mi |
| Daniel Mountain | WSW 240° | 663 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hudson Mountain | W 263° | 654 m | 9.1 mi |
| Horn Mountain | N 7° | 651 m | 2.7 mi |
| Round Hill | S 179° | 649 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mulberry Mountain | S 177° | 647 m | 11.6 mi |
| Shulers Point | SW 235° | 646 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilbert, 15 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, 6 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/12486755567
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