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Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial

Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial from directly overhead

Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach, a beach 3.2 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates47.40367, -92.45895

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Southside Park: 5.3 mi
  • Ore-be-gone park: 5.5 mi
  • RRCC Eveleth Sliding Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Northside Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • First House: 6.0 mi
  • Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Laurentian Divide: 12.6 mi
  • Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 12.7 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Iron Range Historical Society: 7.8 mi
  • Gnome Town: 10.3 mi
  • Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 11.8 mi
  • Hibbing Mine View: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Anchor Lake Rest Area: 5.9 mi
  • Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Remembering Marty Mural: 9.1 mi
  • Mesabi Trail Arch: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pike MountainN 5°594 m11.2 mi
Missabe Mountain Mine (historical)NNW 339°485 m9.1 mi
Minnewas Mine (historical)NNW 339°476 m7.8 mi
Rouchleau Mine (historical)NNW 338°476 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2919:10
December solstice07:5515:3016:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225385262666556422714
Precip in0.80.71.21.93.04.23.93.53.42.61.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9351472585

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