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Sunset Falls

Sunset Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Turner Ward Knob stands 746 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

What the record says

Height
21.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67652, -93.35357

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shaft Point: 2.8 mi
  • Ozone Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Rich Knob: 3.7 mi
  • Dow Point: 4.1 mi
  • Thompson Knob: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 58
Parks: 28
  • Mineral Springs Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Ozone Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
  • Long Pool Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
  • Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Lynn Hollow: 11.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Byrd’s Adventure Center: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 2
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 15.5 mi
  • Bradley House Museum: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Sunset Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turner Ward KnobNNW746 m14.1 mi
Little Round MountainN702 m9.0 mi
Garlands KnobWNW700 m8.0 mi
Cowan KnobWNW699 m9.1 mi
Napoleon KnobWNW697 m8.2 mi
Davis KnobNE688 m11.0 mi
Devils KnobNW682 m4.4 mi
Moonhull MountainNW682 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice05:5919:5520:33
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2016:2517:04

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486682140

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