Dillon Falls
Dillon Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Timber Mountain stands 1,341 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Nugget Wayside, a park 0.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua runs past it.
The story
Dillon Falls (also known as Nugget Falls, Hat-rue Falls or Tolo Falls) are a series of rapids along the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon just north of the town of Gold Hill in the east stretch of the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest.
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Wikidata Q48790191, matched on coordinates and name (74 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 3 m
How to reach it
- On the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 26.5 mi off the Cow Creek
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Nugget Wayside: 0.1 mi
- Gold Nugget County Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Hardy Riffle County Park: 1.0 mi
- Gold Hill Regional Park: 1.7 mi
- Fishers Ferry County Park: 1.8 mi
- Gold Hill: 1.2 mi
- Lyman Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Nugget Butte: 1.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.5 mi
- Blackwell Hill: 2.5 mi
- Gold Gulch: 3.9 mi
- Historic Nunan House: 10.0 mi
- Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 10.5 mi
- Historic C.C. Beekman House: 10.5 mi
- Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 10.6 mi
- Gold Hill Dam: 1.6 mi
- Abandoned Gold Hill Power Plant: 1.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Tree: 2.1 mi
- Dedication by the faculty and students: 2.2 mi
- In Memory of Karen Chandler: 2.2 mi
- Rogue River: 2.1 mi
- River Hawks: 7.5 mi
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 12.1 mi
- Grants Pass Caveman: 15.1 mi
- The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 15.6 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 2.3 mi
- Crater Rock Museum: 7.0 mi
- Woodville Museum: 7.4 mi
- Woodville Museum: 7.5 mi
- Hanley Farm: 9.7 mi
- Lotus Imports: 9.7 mi
- Creekside Park Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Union Park Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Memorial rose garden: 14.2 mi
- Learning Garden: 14.5 mi
- Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Agate Desert Preserve: 7.3 mi
- William Mott Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- Jacksonville Forest Park: 9.0 mi
- Beekman Woods: 10.6 mi
- Sterlingville: 16.7 mi
- Placer: 19.0 mi
- Buncom: 19.7 mi
- Greenback: 19.8 mi
- Golden: 21.9 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Southbound: 17.8 mi
- Suncrest Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- E: 7.2 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Madrone: 24.3 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 14.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 17.2 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Terra Nova: 21.3 mi
- Granite Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rumley falls: 23.3 mi
- Butte Falls: 24.4 mi
- Grave Creek Bridge: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Dillon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,341 m | 9.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,341 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Isabelle | SSW 201° | 1,329 m | 11.5 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 4° | 1,269 m | 16.1 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,231 m | 12.4 mi |
| Spignet Butte | N 4° | 1,226 m | 11.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,212 m | 10.2 mi |
| Battle Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,212 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medford Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4,258 | 4,097 | 3,907 | 3,881 | 3,695 | 2,835 | 1,824 | 1,612 | 1,443 | 1,402 | 2,231 | 3,675 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rogue River AT Raygold Near Central Point, OR, 2 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/13950643901
Day trips start here
- Medford · 12 mi
- Grants Pass · 15 mi
- Talent · 20 mi
- Merlin · 22 mi
- Ashland · 25 mi
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