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Little Illinois River Falls

Little Illinois River Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Little Illinois River Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Kerby Peak stands 1,659 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eight Dollar Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

What the record says

Height
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23930, -123.68001

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eight Dollar Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Tennessee Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Gold Ridge: 3.3 mi
  • Pocket Knoll: 3.6 mi
  • Fiddler Mountain: 4.5 mi
Parks: 46
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 5.8 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 11.1 mi
  • Matson County Park: 16.9 mi
  • Whitehorse County Park: 17.8 mi
  • Griffin County Park: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 11
  • It's a Burl gallery: 3.1 mi
  • The Dovetail joint: 3.2 mi
  • Itskut & Shakshak: 18.9 mi
  • Community: 18.9 mi
  • Old Man Miner Statue: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 6.7 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 6.9 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 6.9 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 17.0 mi
  • Fort Vanoy Farm Stand: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Car: 21.0 mi
  • Reinhart Volunteer All Sports Park Entrance: 21.3 mi
  • Rotary International Sundial: 21.4 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sixmile Recreation Site: 4.8 mi
  • Store Gulch Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
  • Iron Ring Picnic Site: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Aching Spring: 3.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Friends & Family Trellis: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Little Illinois River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kerby PeakE 97°1,659 m11.3 mi
Little Grayback PeakESE 104°1,650 m11.8 mi
Buck PeakESE 119°1,598 m16.0 mi
Mungers ButteE 86°1,578 m15.4 mi
Holcomb PeakESE 104°1,566 m14.4 mi
Pearsoll PeakWNW 296°1,553.9 m9.4 mi
Fiddler MountainW 271°1,497 m4.5 mi
Morgans BuckhornE 89°1,477 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3920:1320:55
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4116:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

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, 1 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/1024638345

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