Rattlesnake Falls is a waterfall on Rattlesnake Hollow in Crawford County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 29 feet. It lies about 13.4 miles north of Mulberry and roughly 26.5 miles south of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 29 feet it is on the modest side for Arkansas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 34 feet; it ranks 66th of 110. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Boston Mountains are the highest and most rugged part of the Ozarks, deeply dissected sandstone plateaus covered in oak-hickory forest with shortleaf pine. Clear creeks cut narrow hollows with numerous bluff-line waterfalls, at their best in spring.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Crawford County. Dockery Gap Falls, a 36-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2 miles away. White Rock Creek Falls, a 31-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.5 miles away. White Rock Creek Cascade, a 10-foot block waterfall, is about 3.7 miles away.
Rattlesnake Falls is located at 35.6934° N, 94.0288° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.