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Rattler Cairn

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Rattler Cairn from directly overhead

Rattler Cairn is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Bunker Hill stands 394 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairy Rock, a peak 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61459, -91.31261

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Settler's Overlook: 4.6 mi
  • Bergen Bluff State Natural Area: 4.7 mi
  • City Park: 5.1 mi
  • Stoddard Park: 5.6 mi
  • Bennett Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Dams on the Mississippi: 5.3 mi
  • La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor: 5.3 mi
  • Memorial to the Unborn: 11.5 mi
  • Battle of Bad Axe: 12.0 mi
  • Black Hawk's Outpost: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Fairy Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Hedgehog Bluff: 13.4 mi
  • Cliffwood Bluff: 14.0 mi
  • Grandad Bluff: 14.6 mi
Museums: 11
  • Dahl Auto Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Children's Museum of La Crosse: 13.9 mi
  • Swarthout Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Historic Hixon House Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Riverside Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • World's Largest Six-Pack: 13.3 mi
  • Schechs Mill: 13.9 mi
  • Explore La Crosse: 14.0 mi
  • La Crosse Queen: 14.3 mi
  • Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Highway 76 Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Little Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Whispering Hills Spring: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillENE 59°394 m22.1 mi
Bunker HillENE 74°356 m10.4 mi
Lawrence HillSSE 153°353 m15.3 mi
Miller BluffNNE 19°343 m15.6 mi
SugarloafNNE 17°343 m19.7 mi
Mount HosmerSSE 165°320 m17.8 mi
Hedgehog BluffNNE 24°309 m13.4 mi
Grandad BluffNNE 20°308 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2520:0720:51
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3615:4516:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336496170747264523825
Precip in1.31.22.13.94.75.94.34.84.22.61.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Genoa DAM 8, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6292293239

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