Capybara
Capybara is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairmount Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Superior Zoo
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 6.0 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bardon Peak Overlook · 3 mi
- Ely's Peak Overlook · 4 mi
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 7 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairmount Park: 0.0 mi
- Keene Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Irving Park: 1.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Caribou: 0.1 mi
- Amur Tiger: 0.1 mi
- Prairie Dog: 0.1 mi
- Grey Wolf: 0.2 mi
- River Otter: 0.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.6 mi
- Dedicated to Davis Helberg: 6.0 mi
- United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 6.0 mi
- Edgar A. Culbertson: 6.0 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 6.0 mi
- Proctor Area Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Duluth Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Douglas County Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Harrington Arts Center: 4.4 mi
- A World of Accordions Museum: 4.4 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Jay Cooke State Park: 8.5 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- Jay Cooke: 6.8 mi
- Leif Erikson: 7.1 mi
- Jet Statue: 7.7 mi
- James L. Oberstar: 7.7 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 7.9 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 10.1 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Culkin Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 13.6 mi
- Little Manitou Falls: 14.5 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 16.3 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 16.4 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 16.4 mi
- Bardon Peak: 3.3 mi
- Elys Peak: 4.4 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 9.2 mi
- Moose Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Pikes Peak: 21.7 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 4.7 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 7.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.9 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 8.3 mi
- Point of Rocks: 4.9 mi
- The Deeps: 11.8 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 5.9 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 8.9 mi
- Harlis: 22.5 mi
- Knife River Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capybara. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 146° | 403 m | 21.7 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 45° | 350 m | 13.6 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SW 232° | 292 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13956197864
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