Stepp Creek Falls
Stepp Creek Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 545 m. Wahzhazhe Summit stands 781 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Paxton Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.7/7.6
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Gap Scenic Point · 11 mi
- North Scenic Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paxton Knob: 2.2 mi
- Lost Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bean Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Culbertson Point: 2.9 mi
- Daniels Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Paradise Falls: 5.0 mi
- Magnolia Falls: 5.0 mi
- Woods Boys Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hadlock Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Stahle Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Rocklick Point: 10.8 mi
- Asia Point: 10.8 mi
- Morgan Point: 12.0 mi
- Bee Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Lost Valley State Park: 11.2 mi
- Bradley Park: 12.0 mi
- Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Plane Crash Memorial Plaque: 11.5 mi
- Ozone CCC Camp: 15.1 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 18.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 13.0 mi
- Lynn Hollow: 14.6 mi
- Mystic Caverns: 20.8 mi
- Bradley House Museum: 12.3 mi
- AGFC Hillary Jones Wildlife Museum: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Stepp Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahzhazhe Summit | W 272° | 781 m | 10.3 mi |
| Turner Ward Knob | W 273° | 746 m | 8.1 mi |
| Reeves Mountain | WNW 289° | 733 m | 10.8 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | SSW 202° | 702 m | 3.8 mi |
| Garlands Knob | SW 227° | 700 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cowan Knob | SW 232° | 699 m | 13.0 mi |
| Napoleon Knob | SW 227° | 697 m | 13.6 mi |
| Shiloh Mountain | NNW 337° | 694 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer, 6 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 | 113 | 141 | 220 | 217 | 191 | 69.6 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 35.9 | 88.9 | 109 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Buffalo River near Boxley, AR, 8 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/12486682119
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