Renegade
Renegade is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Falls, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Renegade is a wooden roller coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, that was designed by Great Coasters International. It was one of the first coasters built by Great Coasters International to use their Millennium Flyer trains, which are designed to give a smoother ride. Renegade's layout is a combination of an out-and-back and a twister roller coaster.
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Wikidata Q1760009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 15 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 15 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hurricane Falls: 0.0 mi
- Panic Falls Speed Slides: 0.0 mi
- Raging Rapids: 0.1 mi
- Thunder Canyon: 0.1 mi
- Ripple Rapids: 0.1 mi
- The Landing: 1.2 mi
- Emerald Lane Park: 1.8 mi
- Savanna Oaks Park: 1.8 mi
- Prairie Bend Park: 1.9 mi
- Langdon Terrace Park: 1.9 mi
- Cobra Helicopter: 1.9 mi
- Brewery: 4.8 mi
- Chanhassen Welcome Monument: 5.4 mi
- Chanhassen Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- 1st Brigade Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Riley Creek Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Raguet Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Fox Woods Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Pleasant View Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Samuel Pond statue: 3.2 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 3.2 mi
- Prince Crying Doves Mural: 5.6 mi
- Pixel Yeti: 6.6 mi
- Pixel Jared: 6.6 mi
- Reading Garden: 3.8 mi
- Normandale Japanese Garden: 6.7 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Nut Trees: 8.4 mi
- Linden: 8.4 mi
- Wings of the North Air Museum: 2.2 mi
- Scott County Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Chanhassen First City Hall: 5.5 mi
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Bush Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- Round Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 5.0 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 5.7 mi
- Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Woodcrest: 4.8 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Glen: 14.7 mi
- Wabun G: 14.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 14.6 mi
- West Clay Pit: 18.8 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 18.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 19.1 mi
- Sand Castles: 21.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 5.4 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.3 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 18.8 mi
- Seminary Hill: 23.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 14.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 20.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 23.7 mi
- Boiling Springs: 3.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.6 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 16.2 mi
- White Worm Springs: 23.7 mi
- wayside rest: 17.3 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 18.8 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- San Francisco: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Renegade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | NE 34° | 293.522 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 16 mi
- Twin Cities · 16 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 17 mi
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