Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial
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. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
87 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Fermoy Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Zim Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 14.2 mi
- Great Scott Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Sax Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- 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
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 5.7 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 21.1 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 21.7 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 22.4 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 7.8 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 8.0 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 9.1 mi
- Pike Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Elcor: 7.1 mi
- Costin Village: 11.8 mi
- Fermoy: 14.9 mi
- Spina: 15.7 mi
- 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
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 20.0 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sparta Beach: 4.0 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 9.1 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 9.9 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 7.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | N 5° | 594 m | 11.2 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | NNW 339° | 485 m | 9.1 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | NNW 339° | 476 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | NNW 338° | 476 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9351472585
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