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Punchbowl Falls

Punchbowl Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.87577, -92.94059

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Cliffs: 32
Parks: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Bradley House Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 21.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 12.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iceledo MountainWNW 284°670 m1.2 mi
Daniel MountainWSW 239°665 m5.1 mi
Daniel MountainWSW 240°663 m5.0 mi
Hudson MountainW 263°654 m9.1 mi
Horn MountainN 7°651 m2.7 mi
Round HillS 179°649 m2.4 mi
Mulberry MountainS 177°647 m11.6 mi
Shulers PointSW 235°646 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5619:5420:32
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:1916:2317:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049586674787870594739
Precip in3.23.34.75.15.34.13.43.03.93.84.53.6

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs15918024722919873.627.020.222.933.5105136

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486755567

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