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Lafayette Bluff

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Elevation, modelled
243 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Palisade Head284 m · 21.9 mi
Nearest byway
North Shore Scenic Driveon it
Sunset, June solstice
21:06local time
Coordinates
47.0983, -91.5501
Lafayette Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Lafayette Bluff is a cliff in Minnesota, at a modelled 243 m. Palisade Head stands 284 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palisade HeadNE 46°284 m21.9 mi
Day HillNE 50°258 m10.2 mi

72 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1120:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2816:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161929394856656558463321
Precip in1.01.21.52.73.34.24.03.53.53.02.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Harbors, 7 mi away.

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