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Trailhead Falls

Trailhead Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Trailhead Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Raspberry Mountain stands 719 m to the southeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Blaylock Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Height
6.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.39573, -94.02133

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blaylock Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Buckeye Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Tall Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Raspberry Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • East Raspberry Mountain: 1.9 mi
Parks: 33
  • Caney Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
  • Shady Lake Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Albert Pike Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
  • Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Springs: 5
  • Alpine Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Abernathy Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Gillham Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Rock Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
  • Wegner Crystal Mines: 23.1 mi
  • Heritage House Museum: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Trailhead Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Raspberry MountainSE 137°719 m1.4 mi
Buckeye MountainNW 309°705 m1.1 mi
Tall PeakWSW 244°705 m1.4 mi
East Raspberry MountainESE 121°697 m1.9 mi
East Hanna MountainW 281°687 m3.8 mi
Lost MountainN 358°681 m2.7 mi
Eagle MountainWNW 300°677 m8.0 mi
Slatington MountainENE 69°673 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0519:5520:32
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:1916:3217:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596773787871605042
Precip in4.44.65.46.97.95.14.94.35.25.56.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG FK 1 SSE, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–May, Dec — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7.310.713.013.513.87.13.55.42.42.66.49.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gap Cr nr Wolf Pen Gap Rec Area nr Nunley, AR, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486917865

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