Illinois River Falls
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.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Butterfly Pavilion: 12.5 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 12.7 mi
- Fort Vanoy Farm Stand: 20.1 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 23.5 mi
- Hellgate: 24.3 mi
- 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
- Siskiyou Field Institute - Deer Creek Center: 7.2 mi
- Lake Selmac County Park: 10.5 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 12.6 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 15.1 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Kerbyville Museum: 9.7 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 11.4 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 14.6 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
- Grants Pass Museum of Art: 24.6 mi
- Iron Ring Picnic Site: 0.3 mi
- Store Gulch Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
- Sixmile Recreation Site: 2.2 mi
- Green Wall: 11.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 23.2 mi
- Twin Sisters: 24.2 mi
- Little Illinois River Falls: 6.5 mi
- Loretta Falls: 24.7 mi
- Aching Spring: 3.2 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Friends & Family Trellis: 23.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerby Peak | ESE 110° | 1,659 m | 17.0 mi |
| Little Grayback Peak | ESE 114° | 1,650 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pearsoll Peak | W 265° | 1,554 m | 3.7 mi |
| Fish Hook Peak | NNW 336° | 1,533 m | 17.3 mi |
| Fiddler Mountain | S 175° | 1,497 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hungry Hill | S 188° | 1,469 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gold Basin Butte | W 280° | 1,466 m | 3.4 mi |
| Roundtop Mountain | E 90° | 1,444 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2,904 | 2,403 | 2,371 | 1,665 | 903 | 368 | 99.1 | 45.1 | 55.9 | 224 | 1,255 | 2,604 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Illinois River Near Kerby, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1027613536
Day trips start here
- Merlin · 23 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 24 mi
- Grants Pass · 25 mi
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