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Hill of Many Timbers Overlook

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Looking south from Hill of Many Timbers Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Hill of Many Timbers Overlook sits along the Great River Road at 1,213 feet, facing south. The terrain drops 477 feet within 600 meters, giving an open outlook to the south. Airport Beach, on the coast, is visible east-southeast at a distance of 8.2 miles, sitting at 648 feet elevation. Onalaska lies 8.3 miles east-southeast, La Crosse 10.7 miles southeast, and Winona 14.9 miles west-northwest. Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year: on the March equinox the sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:18; on the June solstice sunrise is at 05:24 and sunset at 20:52; on the September equinox sunrise is 06:53 and sunset 19:05; and on the December solstice sunrise is 07:38 with sunset at 16:31. East Overlook precedes this stop along the byway, and Table Rock follows it.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
1,213 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
477 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Mississippi River from overlook on campground road, Great River Bluffs State Park, Minnesota, USA
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Mississippi River, barge, and Lake Onalaska from Great River Bluffs State Park, Minnesota, USA
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Welcome center, Great River Bluffs State Park, Minnesota, USA
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Mississippi River and Lake Onalaska from the east overlook, Great River Bluffs State Park, Minnesota, USA
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Campsite in Great River Bluffs State Park, Minnesota, USA
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Great River Bluffs State Park, Minnesota
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Airport Beach648 fteast-southeast · 8.2 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1019:1818:40
June solstice05:2420:5220:08
September equinox06:5319:0518:27
December solstice07:3816:3115:44

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

Where it is

  • Onalaska8.3 mi east-southeast
  • La Crosse10.7 mi southeast
  • Winona14.9 mi west-northwest
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How high is Hill of Many Timbers Overlook?

Hill of Many Timbers Overlook sits at about 1,213 feet (370 m).

What can you see from Hill of Many Timbers Overlook?

From Hill of Many Timbers Overlook: Airport Beach (ESE, 8.2 mi).

What is the nearest town to Hill of Many Timbers Overlook?

Onalaska, 8.3 miles ESE of Hill of Many Timbers Overlook.

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Table rock is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Hill of Many Timbers Overlook.

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