- Elevation
- 219 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pikes Peak403 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:07local time
- Coordinates
- 46.7741, -92.1152
Point of Rocks is a cliff in Minnesota, at a recorded 219 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Observation Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 219 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 159° | 403 m | 22.9 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 44° | 350 m | 8.7 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SW 231° | 292 m | 14.1 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 1.2 mi off the North Shore Scenic DriveNational
- 9.1 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 25.7 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 2 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 4 mi
- Rock Knob · 4 mi
- Gazebo Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Observation Park: 0.4 mi
- Enger Park: 0.5 mi
- Bayfront Festival Park: 0.7 mi
- Civic Center: 0.8 mi
- Strickand Park: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 0.5 mi
- Enger Tower: 0.5 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 1.0 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 1.2 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 2.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.8 mi
- Dedicated to Davis Helberg: 1.2 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 1.2 mi
- United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 1.2 mi
- Float Copper: 1.2 mi
- Duluth Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- The St. Louis County Depot: 0.7 mi
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
- St. Louis County Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Jay Cooke: 2.0 mi
- Leif Erikson: 2.3 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 3.2 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 3.4 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 3.4 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 15.5 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 15.5 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 15.5 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 15.5 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 16.4 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 0.5 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.2 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 3.5 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 9.3 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 19.4 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Bardon Peak: 8.2 mi
- Moose Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Elys Peak: 9.2 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 14.1 mi
- Pikes Peak: 22.9 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 1.1 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- The Deeps: 6.9 mi
- Knife River Beach: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, 1 mi away.
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