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Former Dam Site

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Former Dam Site — direction of view not recorded. Terrain at true elevation.
Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
810 ft
Photos · Real imagery only
Former Dam Site
Gary Truman · Public domain · source
The Cottonwood River winds through Flandrau State Park on its way to the Minnesota River in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The Cottonwood River winds through Flandrau State Park on its way to the Minnesota River in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Three RCP&E SD40s lead train MMNAU over the Cottonwood River on CPKC trackage rights, August 28, 2025. Since then, unrepainted Dash 9s have replaced most of the 40s on trains between Huron and Mankato. Big thanks to Khang Lu for the directions here.
chief_huddleston · CC BY 4.0 · source
Three RCP&E SD40s lead train MMNAU over the Cottonwood River on CPKC trackage rights, August 28, 2025. Since then, unrepainted Dash 9s have replaced most of the 40s on trains between Huron and Mankato. Big thanks to Khang Lu for the directions here.
chief_huddleston · CC BY 4.0 · source
Detail of Hermann Monument statue in New Ulm, Minnesota . Cropped from "Detail of statuary on top of monument, three-quarter profile, looking Northwest HABS MINN,8-NEWUL,3-4"
Jet Lowe · Public domain · source
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2219:3018:52
June solstice05:3521:0620:22
September equinox07:0619:1718:39
December solstice07:5116:4215:54

Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • New Ulm2.0 mi north-northwest
  • North Mankato22.1 mi east-southeast
  • Mankato23.8 mi east-southeast
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How high is Former Dam Site?

Former Dam Site sits at about 810 feet (247 m).

What is the nearest town to Former Dam Site?

New Ulm, 2.0 miles NNW of Former Dam Site.

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Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Former Dam Site.

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