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Great River Bluffs State Park

Great River Bluffs State Park from directly overhead

Great River Bluffs State Park is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Apple Blossom Scenic Drive passes 1.7 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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MN.DNR
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.94354, -91.39703

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Great River Bluffs state Park: 1.8 mi
  • Great River Bluffs state Park: 2.1 mi
  • Trempealeau Lakes State Public Hunting Grounds: 3.5 mi
  • Central Park: 4.8 mi
  • Remington Hills Park: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 38
  • Chicken Breast Bluff: 5.7 mi
  • Bunnels Bluff: 6.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 6.2 mi
  • Reed's Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Perrot Ridge: 6.5 mi
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 13
  • Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 4.4 mi
  • Sunny the Sunfish: 8.6 mi
  • Luther College: 8.9 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 9.6 mi
  • Red Cloud Park: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Highway 76 Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Little Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Whispering Hills Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great River Bluffs State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillENE 77°428 m24.8 mi
Krueger HillE 82°414 m18.1 mi
Wanless HillENE 79°414 m21.7 mi
Waldness HillE 80°413 m21.3 mi
Heller HillE 80°412 m20.8 mi
Peacock HillNE 45°401 m16.2 mi
Johnson PeakNNE 19°377 m13.4 mi
Weaver HillN 1°372 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:18
June solstice05:2420:0820:53
September equinox06:5318:2719:05
December solstice07:3815:4416:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133475968727063503623
Precip in1.11.11.83.74.44.34.64.13.82.61.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trempealeau DAM 6, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/776494197

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