Rattler Cairn
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Rattler Cairn is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Bunker Hill stands 356 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairy Rock, a peak 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.3 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- GrandView Rock · 2 mi
- Reno Quarry Point · 2 mi
- Lower Quarry View · 2 mi
- FerryRock · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge: 3.6 mi
- Winnebago Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Romance Woods: 10.0 mi
- Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 11.5 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 11.5 mi
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 11.7 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 11.7 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 11.7 mi
- 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
- Highway 76 Spring: 12.6 mi
- Big Spring: 13.3 mi
- Little Spring: 13.7 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 21.3 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 13.1 mi
- Winneshiek Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Quarry: 14.7 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 13.9 mi
- Black River Beach: 16.2 mi
- Airport Beach: 18.1 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 14.4 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 17.0 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 20.6 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 23.4 mi
- Ashton: 22.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | ENE 74° | 356 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lawrence Hill | SSE 153° | 353 m | 15.3 mi |
| Miller Bluff | NNE 19° | 343 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NNE 17° | 343 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Hosmer | SSE 165° | 320 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hedgehog Bluff | NNE 24° | 309 m | 13.4 mi |
| Grandad Bluff | NNE 20° | 308 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cliffwood Bluff | NNE 22° | 279 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:07 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:45 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Genoa DAM 8, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6292293239
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