Highwood Park
Highwood Park is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Beach, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Orono
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 18 mi
- Mound · 18 mi
- May Mountain · 18 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy Beach: 0.3 mi
- Antoine Park: 0.5 mi
- Thor Thompson Park: 1.0 mi
- Thor Thompson Tennis Courts: 1.0 mi
- Livingston Tower Park: 1.3 mi
- Grape Arbor: 1.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.6 mi
- Excelsior Mens Garden Club: 4.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.2 mi
- Hasta Glade: 6.2 mi
- Long Lake Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Schmid Farmhouse Ruins: 4.4 mi
- Excelsior Veteran's Monument: 4.7 mi
- Crosby Rock: 5.6 mi
- MS-70 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 6.4 mi
- Sails: 4.4 mi
- Anchor Sculpture: 4.7 mi
- Ferndale North Welcome Sign: 5.6 mi
- Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral: 6.5 mi
- Sud III: 6.5 mi
- Arboretum Apple House: 5.8 mi
- Paisley Park Studios: 7.1 mi
- Downtown Park: 10.7 mi
- Burnes Park: 11.1 mi
- Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 11.6 mi
- Lowry Woods Nature Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Wild Goose Chase Island: 2.2 mi
- Wawatasso Island: 3.8 mi
- Kingswood Park Restoration Area: 3.8 mi
- Wolsfeld Woods SNA: 4.5 mi
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts: 2.4 mi
- Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association Museum: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Lake MInnetonka: 4.5 mi
- Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Minnesota Streetcar Museum: 4.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 0.3 mi
- Casco Point Beach: 1.9 mi
- Lydiard Beach: 2.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 3.2 mi
- Wekota Beach: 3.3 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 6.7 mi
- Covered pavillion: 7.5 mi
- Shady Ridge: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 13.8 mi
- Woodcrest: 15.3 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 14.9 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 19.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 23.0 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 23.1 mi
- Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 23.5 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 20.5 mi
- Shadow Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 23.7 mi
- Boiling Springs: 16.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 20.2 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 21.4 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Dickinson: 14.6 mi
- San Francisco: 18.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | ENE 75° | 293.522 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chanhassen Wsfo, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1487753703
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 18 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 20 mi
- Twin Cities · 21 mi
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