Cliff · Minnesota

Hole-In-Rock

Hole-In-Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Hole-In-Rock is a cliff in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Bunker Hill stands 356 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height: 7 m

Getting there

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Coordinates43.63875, -91.57295

8.6 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
14.8 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
14.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
18.6 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive

Overlooks nearby

Bench · 6 mi
GrandView Rock · 15 mi
FerryRock · 15 mi
Lower Quarry View · 15 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Beaver Creek Valley State Park: 0.9 mi
North Park: 3.8 mi
Lincoln Park: 3.9 mi
Marshall Park: 3.9 mi
Veterans Park: 4.1 mi

Nature reserves

Yucatan Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
yucatan Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
Chisholm Valley Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
Root River Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
Ferndale Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi

Museums12

Steam Engine Museum: 12.8 mi
Rushford Depot Museum: 14.8 mi
Rushford Depoy Museum: 14.8 mi
City Station Museum: 16.5 mi
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 19.3 mi

Historic sites9

Rattler Cairn: 13.1 mi
Dams on the Mississippi: 17.9 mi
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor: 17.9 mi
Losey Memorial Arch: 20.9 mi
Memorial to the Unborn: 21.1 mi

Artworks9

Eagle Landmark: 20.0 mi
Ribbon V: 21.0 mi
Saint Joseph the Workman: 21.1 mi
Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 21.1 mi
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 21.2 mi

Peaks8

Black Hammer Bluff: 5.4 mi
Cushings Peak: 9.9 mi
Fairy Rock: 15.0 mi
Hedgehog Bluff: 21.2 mi
Cliffwood Bluff: 21.4 mi

Springs6

Big Spring: 0.2 mi
Little Spring: 0.6 mi
Highway 76 Spring: 3.8 mi
Whispering Hills Spring: 8.5 mi
Cold Water Spring: 23.5 mi

Attractions6

Schechs Mill: 2.0 mi
World's Largest Six-Pack: 19.6 mi
La Crosse Queen: 20.1 mi
Explore La Crosse: 20.2 mi
Monster Bash Inc: 22.7 mi

Ghost towns5

Ashton: 19.5 mi
Elliota: 20.8 mi
Clear Grit: 23.5 mi
Grover: 23.8 mi
Enterprise: 25.0 mi

Beaches3

Pettibone Beach: 19.6 mi
Black River Beach: 21.5 mi
Airport Beach: 23.0 mi

Rest areas3

Dresbach Rest Area: 20.3 mi
La Crosse Rest Area 31: 21.4 mi
Enterprise - Eastbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Cliffs2

Quarry: 22.0 mi
Winneshiek Bluff: 23.3 mi

Gardens1

Riverside International Friendship Garden: 20.2 mi

Picnic sites1

Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 23.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hole-In-Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Bunker Hill	E 87°	356 m	23.1 mi
Miller Bluff	NE 54°	343 m	22.2 mi
Hedgehog Bluff	ENE 60°	309 m	21.2 mi
Grandad Bluff	NE 56°	308 m	21.7 mi
Cliffwood Bluff	ENE 58°	279 m	21.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:41	19:19
June solstice	05:26	20:08	20:52
September equinox	06:54	18:28	19:06
December solstice	07:37	15:46	16:33

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	32	45	58	68	71	69	61	49	35	22
Precip in	1.1	1.2	2.0	4.0	4.8	6.1	4.3	4.5	4.0	3.0	1.8	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caledonia, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7917003742

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