Palisade Head sits at 821 feet along the North Shore Scenic Drive, with the land dropping 225 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. It is part of Tettegouche State Park, though not contiguous with the main park area, and is located near Silver Bay, 2.8 miles to the southwest. The view faces 60°, toward the north-northeast, taking in The Cascades waterfall 1.6 miles north, End of Shovel Point Overlook 1.9 miles northeast, and Fantasia Overlook 3.4 miles north-northeast. Mystical Mountain, at 1,543 feet, is visible 3.7 miles to the north-northeast, and Kennedy Landing Picnic Area lies 4.9 miles in the same direction. The facing direction points toward sunrise, offset 30 degrees off square, with sunrise around 05:09 at the June solstice and 07:50 at the December solstice. Two Harbors is 29.7 miles to the southwest and Lakewood is 47.7 miles southwest. The previous stop on the drive is North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook, and the next is End of Shovel Point Overlook.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
This overlook faces sunrise — 30° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 19:18 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:06 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 19:05 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:18 | 15:25 |
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Palisade Head is a headland on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is part of Tettegouche State Park but not contiguous with the rest of that park. Palisade Head is located at milepost 57 on scenic Minnesota State Highway 61 in Lake County, approximately 54 miles (87 km) northeast of Duluth and three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Silver Bay.
Palisade Head sits at about 821 feet (250 m).
From Palisade Head: The Cascades (N, 1.6 mi); End of Shovel Point Overlook (NE, 1.9 mi); Fantasia Overlook (NNE, 3.4 mi); Mystical Mountain (NNE, 3.7 mi).
Sunrise. The land falls away from Palisade Head toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Silver Bay, 2.8 miles SW of Palisade Head.
End of Shovel Point Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Palisade Head.
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