Slate Falls
Slate Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 532 m. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Belle Star Cave Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 16.5 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 25.0 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 21 mi
- Lake Wilhelmina Vista · 21 mi
- Grand View Vista · 23 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Knob: 2.3 mi
- Poteau Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Chalybeate Mountain: 6.1 mi
- East Poteau Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Johnny Cake Park: 5.1 mi
- Sebastian County Park: 8.2 mi
- Midland City Park: 8.7 mi
- Buckner Park: 10.4 mi
- Waldron City Park: 11.5 mi
- Scott County Memorial Hall: 11.7 mi
- Farmer's Bank Centennial Plaza: 15.8 mi
- Coal Miner's Memorial: 15.8 mi
- City of Bonanza Monument: 19.5 mi
- Old Reservoir: 21.5 mi
- Blythe's Scott County Museum: 11.2 mi
- Scott County Museum of History: 11.7 mi
- Leflore County Museum: 20.3 mi
- Chaffee Barbershop Museum: 22.8 mi
- Welcome to Waldron Mural: 11.7 mi
- The Flower Tower: 23.1 mi
- Belle Star Cave Falls: 1.4 mi
- Elm Park Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Big Creek Narrows: 17.0 mi
- Tan-A-Hill Spring: 22.8 mi
- World's Largest Christmas Pickle: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Slate Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | S 189° | 817 m | 21.6 mi |
| Black Fork Mountain | SSW 196° | 808 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | WNW 285° | 781 m | 11.5 mi |
| Oklahoma High Top | WSW 252° | 727 m | 13.1 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | E 91° | 674 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hickory Knob | ESE 121° | 648 m | 2.3 mi |
| Shut-In Mountain | S 179° | 648 m | 19.1 mi |
| Midland Peak | WNW 303° | 640 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:31 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waldron, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 323 | 388 | 454 | 396 | 491 | 212 | 69.3 | 40.6 | 72.3 | 100 | 247 | 344 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Poteau River at Cauthron, AR, 5 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/12486917854
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