Father Baraga’s Cross
Father Baraga’s Cross is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Moose Mountain stands 515 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross River Wayside, a rest area 0.2 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 24.2 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- End of Shovel Point Overlook · 20 mi
- Palisade Head · 21 mi
- Good Harbor Bay Overlook · 24 mi
- City Overlook · 24 mi
57 named places within 25 miles
- Carlton Peak: 3.2 mi
- Leveaux Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Oberg Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Moose Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Cross River Falls: 0.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.2 mi
- Caribou Falls: 8.3 mi
- Manitou Cascades: 10.8 mi
- Poplar River Falls: 11.6 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: East Unit: 8.1 mi
- Caribou Falls State Wayside: 8.4 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: West Unit: 8.8 mi
- Little Marais Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 18.4 mi
- Tofte Park: 3.1 mi
- Ray Berglund State Wayside: 7.3 mi
- Grandview Park: 14.3 mi
- Terrace Point: 24.5 mi
- Cross River Wayside: 0.2 mi
- Tettegouche Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Cross River Heritage Center: 0.2 mi
- North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum: 3.6 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 17.3 mi
- Big Beach: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Beach: 13.2 mi
- Black Beach: 23.9 mi
- Caribou Falls: 8.3 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Palisade Head: 21.4 mi
- Jason Robert Feltl: 3.3 mi
- Historic Tofte Dock: 3.4 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Devil's Rock: 19.7 mi
- hog creek trail launch: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Father Baraga’s Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Mountain | NE 44° | 515 m | 10.5 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 55° | 515 m | 21.6 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NE 46° | 504 m | 12.0 mi |
| Oberg Mountain | NE 43° | 474 m | 8.0 mi |
| Leveaux Mountain | NE 41° | 472 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mystical Mountain | SW 230° | 470 m | 18.5 mi |
| Carlton Peak | NNE 28° | 465 m | 3.2 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | SW 230° | 428 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 27 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lutsen 3nne, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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