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Illgen Falls

Illgen Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Illgen Falls is a waterfall in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Mystical Mountain stands 470 m to the northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Rock, a attraction 0.2 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 1.5 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
12 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.35875, -91.21402

67 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
Peaks: 13
  • Mystical Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Raven Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Marshall Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Trudee: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 2.5 mi
Beaches: 6
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Palisade Head: 2.6 mi
  • Kennedy Cliff: 4.3 mi
  • Caribou Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lafayette Bluff: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
Parks: 3
  • School Forest Site: 6.0 mi
  • Mariner Mountain Park: 6.1 mi
  • Tofte Park: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illgen Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mystical MountainNE470 m1.3 mi
Carlton PeakNE465 m22.7 mi
Marshall MountainNE428 m1.7 mi
Palisade HeadS284 m2.7 mi
Day HillSW258 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0920:1821:06
September equinox06:5218:2419:05
December solstice07:5015:2516:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101425375060656456432817
Precip in1.31.21.72.73.54.13.33.33.33.52.72.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Ridge ELC, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1883711550

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