Jacobs Falls
Michigan · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Jacobs Falls: partly cloudy, 55°F.
Right now
Overnight
55°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
78°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:06 AM · Sunset 9:49 PM · 15h 44m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: NWS MQT.
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Jacobs Falls is a waterfall in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Jacobs Falls sits in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The base sits at roughly 659 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 3 minutes from Eagle River. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 10 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 04043050 · 15.4 mi away
TRAP ROCK RIVER NEAR LAKE LINDEN, MI
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 18 | 2.6 | 22.2 |
| Feb | 25 | 15 | 2.3 | 21 |
| Mar | 34 | 24 | 2.8 | 13.4 |
| Apr | 42 | 31 | 4 | 11.4 |
| May | 58 | 42 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 68 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Jul | 71 | 57 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Aug | 71 | 59 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 66 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct | 53 | 44 | 3.2 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 41 | 33 | 3.3 | 14.8 |
| Dec | 31 | 23 | 3.2 | 19.2 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Copper Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Eagle River Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Ten Foot Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Silver Falls | 8 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Haven Falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Jacobs Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Jacobs Falls from a major city?
Jacobs Falls is 2 miles from Eagle River (about 3 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.4277, -88.2375
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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