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Twist Cascade

Twist Cascade, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.84938, -93.03568

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Forked Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • White Oak Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Grindstone Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Smith Pinnacle: 5.4 mi
  • Barton Mountain: 5.4 mi
Parks: 56
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Tiny Town: 23.0 mi
  • Giant Sawdust Pile: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Iron Spring: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Carter Cove Beach: 13.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Twist Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ouachita PinnacleSW 233°595 m13.6 mi
Smith PinnacleS 177°571 m5.4 mi
Barton MountainS 177°571 m5.4 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 236°547 m9.4 mi
Powell MountainWSW 252°547 m18.4 mi
Angling PinnacleSE 142°530 m6.5 mi
Locust MountainWSW 242°519 m7.5 mi
Crystal MountainE 98°518 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:24
June solstice06:0019:5220:30
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:1716:2617:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653627179838275635244
Precip in3.83.94.95.46.24.23.73.74.04.55.15.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs12.517.517.519.217.75.60.80.94.54.46.311.9

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12487247801

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