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South Overlook

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South Overlook — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
827 ft
Relief
59 ft drop
Photos · Real imagery only
Minneopa Falls, Minneopa State Park, Minnesota, USA. Photo taken at sunset with unusually high water for late fall, several days after a severe thunderstorm.
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
1898 visitors in Minneopa Gorge below Minneopa Falls, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA. Image courtesy of Waseca County Historical Society , uploaded with permission.
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 us · source
Minneopa Falls in August
Andrew Balfour · CC BY 3.0 · source
Minneopa Falls in April
Andrew Balfour · CC BY 3.0 · source
Minneopa State Park in Mankato, Minnesota.
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Upper water fall. This is a nice one, but it's hard to photograph. You have to set up the camera and get a quick pic before the mist mucks up the lens too much. Lots of squiters here. A smarter person would have put on some bug spray.
Joseph Gage from Yorkville, IL, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2019:2918:51
June solstice05:3421:0420:20
September equinox07:0419:1618:37
December solstice07:4916:4115:53

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • North Mankato2.7 mi east-northeast
  • Mankato4.0 mi east
  • Albert Lea50.0 mi southeast
← Before it: North OverlookAfter it: Former Dam Site →
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How high is South Overlook?

South Overlook sits at about 827 feet (252 m).

What is the nearest town to South Overlook?

North Mankato, 2.7 miles ENE of South Overlook.

What is the next lookout after South Overlook?

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

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A scenic overlook on Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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