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Spainhour Falls

Spainhour Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Spainhour Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucy Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

What the record says

Height
4.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.62161, -93.46516

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mac Wood Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • McCracken Hills: 1.4 mi
  • Baxter Point: 2.4 mi
  • Katie Knob: 2.6 mi
  • Osborn Point: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 58
Parks: 36
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Clarksville Pocket Park: 10.4 mi
  • Clarksville City Park: 10.5 mi
  • Horsehead Lake Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Lynn Hollow: 9.9 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 16.1 mi
  • Rock Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Rock House: 21.2 mi
Museums: 2
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 10.4 mi
  • Ozark Area Depot Museum: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Spainhour Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitN781 m16.8 mi
Turner Ward KnobN746 m16.7 mi
Isaac KnobNW741 m16.8 mi
Garrett MountainNW730 m16.5 mi
Little Round MountainNNE702 m14.7 mi
Garlands KnobN700 m7.6 mi
Cowan KnobN699 m8.5 mi
Napoleon KnobN697 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5919:5620:34
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:2016:2617:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596876808073625041
Precip in3.73.44.95.35.84.04.23.84.24.55.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksville 6 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8647782257

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