Agate Beach
Agate Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mystical Mountain stands 470 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Flow, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 0.3 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
Beach at mouth of Gooseberry River
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 12.3 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Top O' Creation · 6 mi
- North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook · 14 mi
- City Overlook · 14 mi
- Palisade Head · 17 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Lower Falls: 0.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.5 mi
- Middle Falls: 0.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.6 mi
- Fifth Falls: 1.0 mi
- Silver Creek Cliff Wayside Park: 8.0 mi
- Kelsey Beach: 10.4 mi
- Flood Bay State Wayside: 11.3 mi
- Mariner Mountain Park: 12.7 mi
- Lakeview Park: 12.7 mi
- Day Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mariner Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Elams Knob: 13.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Mount Trudee: 16.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.3 mi
- Beaver River Beach: 11.1 mi
- Flood Bay: 11.4 mi
- Burlington Bay Beach: 12.6 mi
- Black Beach: 14.4 mi
- 3M Birthplace Museum: 13.1 mi
- Two Harbors Light Station: 13.2 mi
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum: 13.2 mi
- Edna G: 13.4 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 21.7 mi
- Picnic Flow: 0.2 mi
- Davis Area: 0.4 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Castle: 0.6 mi
- Geology of Minnesota: 5.3 mi
- Anchor of the Madeira: 5.8 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook: 5.3 mi
- Tettegouche Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 20.7 mi
- Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 20.4 mi
- Knife River Aquatic Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Lieuna Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Palisade Head: 16.9 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Big Chairs: 10.1 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 11.8 mi
- Devil's Rock: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Agate Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Mountain | NE 38° | 470 m | 20.0 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | NE 38° | 428 m | 20.5 mi |
| Palisade Head | NE 43° | 284 m | 16.6 mi |
| Day Hill | NE 44° | 258 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:27 | 16:19 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 29 | 16 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Harbors 7NW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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