Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook · National Park Service
The Mount Rose Trails offers multiple stops to view Grand Portage Bay and the Historic Depot from above. Learn some fur trade history and take a photo.
Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook
National Park Service
Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook sits at 659 feet along North Shore Scenic Drive, with terrain dropping 63 feet within 600 meters of the site. Two features are visible from the overlook: Arrowhead overlook, a viewpoint to the east-northeast at 1.8 miles and 1,299 feet, and Mount Josephine, a peak to the northeast at 1.9 miles and 1,351 feet. Grand Portage lies just 0.1 mile north-northeast, while Grand Marais is 33.4 miles west-southwest. According to the National Park Service, the Mount Rose Trails offer multiple stops for viewing Grand Portage Bay and the Historic Depot from above, with fur trade history interpretation available on site. This overlook falls between Good Harbor Bay Overlook and Mount Rose Trail Depot Overlook on the drive. Seasonal daylight varies by time of year: sunrise and sunset run from 07:03 to 19:11 at the March equinox, 05:00 to 21:02 at the June solstice, 06:46 to 18:59 at the September equinox, and 07:46 to 16:09 at the December solstice.
Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
659 ft
Relief
63 ft drop
In view
2 named features
What you’re looking at
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
- Arrowhead overlook1,299 fteast-northeast · 1.8 mi
- Mount Josephine1,351 ftnortheast · 1.9 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 19:11 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 21:02 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:59 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:09 | 15:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for this exact position.
Where it is
- Grand Portage0.1 mi north-northeast
- Grand Marais33.4 mi west-southwest
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How high is Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook?
Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook sits at about 659 feet (201 m).
What can you see from Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook?
From Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook: Arrowhead overlook (ENE, 1.8 mi); Mount Josephine (NE, 1.9 mi).
What is the nearest town to Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook?
Grand Portage, 0.1 miles NNE of Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook.
What is the next lookout after Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook?
Mount Rose Trail Depot Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Mount Rose Trail Interpretive Overlook.
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