Frontenac State Park
Frontenac State Park is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Tuttle Hill stands 372 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wakondiota Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlson Kiln · 9 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- Vista point · 9 mi
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wakondiota Park: 0.4 mi
- Fort Beauharnois Wayside Park: 1.3 mi
- Hok-Si-La Park: 4.4 mi
- North End Park: 5.5 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Park: 5.8 mi
- Maiden Rock: 2.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Cotter Hill: 9.0 mi
- Ulvin Hill: 9.4 mi
- Farm Hill: 9.4 mi
- Playtime: 9.9 mi
- Jake On Base: 9.9 mi
- Oculus: 9.9 mi
- Klompenboot: 9.9 mi
- Rock Dragon II: 10.0 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 9.9 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 10.0 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 10.3 mi
- Pepin Depot Museum: 10.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 11.2 mi
- Maiden Rock: 2.9 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Fivemile Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Maiden Rock: 3.0 mi
- Lake Pepin: 3.9 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686: 7.0 mi
- Little House Wayside: 7.5 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 2.5 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 6.5 mi
- Little House Wayside: 7.4 mi
- Claybank Pits: 14.1 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 20.7 mi
- Florence: 2.4 mi
- Savoy: 14.8 mi
- Welch Point: 20.4 mi
- National Eagle Center: 18.0 mi
- Crystal Cave: 21.9 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.3 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 0.8 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frontenac State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Hill | NNE 31° | 372 m | 18.5 mi |
| Farm Hill | E 93° | 360 m | 9.4 mi |
| Nerike Hill | ENE 79° | 355 m | 9.5 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | NE 49° | 354 m | 15.1 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | ENE 69° | 350 m | 14.1 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | ENE 59° | 349 m | 21.9 mi |
| Gates Hill | ENE 68° | 345 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cotter Hill | ENE 66° | 342 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:45 | 16:33 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 15 mi away.
- Bald Eagle78 obs
- American White Pelican66 obs
- Baltimore Oriole62 obs
- Eastern Bluebird62 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler58 obs
- Turkey Vulture56 obs
- Canadian wild ginger52 obs
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker51 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/39876362
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