Twist Cascade
Twist Cascade is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Ouachita Pinnacle stands 595 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Forked Mountain Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.7 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Short Mountain Vista · 7 mi
- Goat Rock Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Forked Mountain: 1.0 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Barton Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Smith Pinnacle: 5.4 mi
- Alum Creek Experimental Forest: 4.1 mi
- South Fourche Roadside Park: 4.4 mi
- River Road Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Project Point Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Quarry Cove Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
- Forked Mountain Falls: 0.5 mi
- Brown Creek Cascade: 8.4 mi
- Blocker Creek Cascade: 12.9 mi
- Seven Hollows Grotto: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.7 mi
- Goat Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Hopper Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Watson Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Slaty Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Millie Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Jessieville CCC Camp: 6.3 mi
- Hot Springs Confederate Monument: 23.6 mi
- V for Victory memorial: 24.6 mi
- Bood's Monument: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Monument: 24.7 mi
- Perry County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Museum Of Automobiles: 21.1 mi
- Gangster Museum: 23.3 mi
- Mid-America Science Museum: 23.6 mi
- The Galaxy Connection: 23.9 mi
- Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
- Petit Jean State Park: 19.9 mi
- Tiny Town: 23.0 mi
- Giant Sawdust Pile: 24.2 mi
- Iron Springs Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 6.4 mi
- Carter Cove Beach: 13.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Thermal Water Jug Fountain: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Twist Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Pinnacle | SW 233° | 595 m | 13.6 mi |
| Barton Mountain | S 177° | 571 m | 5.4 mi |
| Smith Pinnacle | S 177° | 571 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WSW 236° | 547 m | 9.4 mi |
| Powell Mountain | WSW 252° | 547 m | 18.4 mi |
| Angling Pinnacle | SE 142° | 530 m | 6.5 mi |
| Locust Mountain | WSW 242° | 519 m | 7.5 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | E 98° | 518 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nimrod DAM, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 12.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 11.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Alum Creek nr Jessieville, AR, 4 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/12487247801
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