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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

Waterfalls
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
Parks: 38
  • 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: 11
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 17.0 miles of Spainhour Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wahzhazhe SummitN 355°781 m16.8 mi
Turner Ward KnobN 2°746 m16.7 mi
Isaac KnobNW 317°741 m16.8 mi
Garrett MountainNW 319°730 m16.5 mi
Little Round MountainNNE 30°702 m14.7 mi
Garlands KnobN 354°700 m7.6 mi
Cowan KnobN 349°699 m8.5 mi
Napoleon KnobN 350°697 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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