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Illinois River Falls

Illinois River Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Illinois River Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Kerby Peak stands 1,659 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Ring Picnic Site, a picnic site 0.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Height
6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.30324, -123.77415
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gold Ridge: 3.2 mi
  • Pocket Knoll: 3.3 mi
  • Gold Basin Butte: 3.4 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Pearsoll Peak: 3.7 mi
Parks: 38
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 11.7 mi
  • Illinois National Wild and Scenic River: 15.0 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 16.4 mi
  • Matson County Park: 17.1 mi
  • Griffin County Park: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 12.5 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 12.7 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 12.7 mi
  • Fort Vanoy Farm Stand: 20.1 mi
  • Japanese Bombing Site Trailhead: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 7
  • It's a Burl gallery: 9.5 mi
  • The Dovetail joint: 9.6 mi
  • Itskut & Shakshak: 20.8 mi
  • Community: 20.9 mi
  • Old Man Miner Statue: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 18.1 mi
  • Reinhart Volunteer All Sports Park Entrance: 23.3 mi
  • Rotary International Sundial: 23.4 mi
  • Reinhart Volunteer Monument: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Iron Ring Picnic Site: 0.3 mi
  • Store Gulch Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
  • Sixmile Recreation Site: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Aching Spring: 3.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Friends & Family Trellis: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Illinois River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kerby PeakESE 110°1,659 m17.0 mi
Little Grayback PeakESE 114°1,650 m17.8 mi
Pearsoll PeakW 265°1,553.9 m3.7 mi
Fish Hook PeakNNW 336°1,533.144 m17.3 mi
Fiddler MountainS 175°1,497 m4.4 mi
Hungry HillS 188°1,468.8 m5.8 mi
Gold Basin ButteW 280°1,466 m3.4 mi
Roundtop MountainE 90°1,444 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:28
June solstice05:3920:1320:56
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4216:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 12 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,9042,4032,3711,66590336899.145.155.92241,2552,604

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Illinois River Near Kerby, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1027613536

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