Splitrock
Splitrock is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Mystical Mountain stands 470 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lake County, Minnesota
What the record says
- Founded
- 1899
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 8.7 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Top O' Creation · 9 mi
- North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook · 10 mi
- City Overlook · 10 mi
- Palisade Head · 13 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Upper Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.9 mi
- Middle Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 4.0 mi
- Fifth Falls: 4.0 mi
- Day Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mariner Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Elams Knob: 10.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Mount Trudee: 13.0 mi
- Mariner Mountain Park: 9.1 mi
- School Forest Site: 9.2 mi
- Silver Creek Cliff Wayside Park: 11.5 mi
- Kelsey Beach: 13.9 mi
- Flood Bay State Wayside: 14.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.8 mi
- Agate Beach: 3.6 mi
- Beaver River Beach: 7.6 mi
- Black Beach: 10.8 mi
- Flood Bay: 15.0 mi
- 3M Birthplace Museum: 16.7 mi
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum: 16.8 mi
- Two Harbors Light Station: 16.8 mi
- Edna G: 16.9 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 16.8 mi
- Little Marais Wildlife Management Area: 22.0 mi
- Knife River Aquatic Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Tettegouche Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 24.3 mi
- Geology of Minnesota: 1.7 mi
- Anchor of the Madeira: 2.3 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 4.0 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Castle: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Flow: 3.7 mi
- Davis Area: 4.0 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Big Chairs: 6.5 mi
- Devil's Rock: 15.2 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 15.4 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Palisade Head: 13.3 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 19.5 mi
- London: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Splitrock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Mountain | NE 37° | 470 m | 16.4 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | NE 37° | 428 m | 16.9 mi |
| Palisade Head | NE 44° | 284 m | 13.0 mi |
| Day Hill | ENE 57° | 258 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| 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, 15 mi away.
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