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Dillon Falls

Dillon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.45816, -123.02617

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Artworks: 12
  • 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
Museums: 11
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • E: 7.2 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Madrone: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainSSW 193°1,341 m9.4 mi
Elk MountainWNW 297°1,341 m12.6 mi
Mount IsabelleSSW 201°1,329 m11.5 mi
Horse MountainN 4°1,269 m16.1 mi
Old Blue MountainSSW 213°1,231 m12.4 mi
Spignet ButteN 4°1,226 m11.8 mi
Baldy MountainSSW 192°1,212 m10.2 mi
Battle MountainNNW 341°1,212 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:54
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3915:5716:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404448536067757568564539
Precip in2.72.01.81.51.30.70.20.30.51.22.63.5

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4,2584,0973,9073,8813,6952,8351,8241,6121,4431,4022,2313,675

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13950643901

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