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Imniżaska

Imniżaska from directly overhead

Imniżaska is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Maria Avenue Triangle, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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City of Saint Paul
Getting there

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Coordinates44.94841, -93.06160

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maria Avenue Triangle: 0.1 mi
  • Lower Landing Park: 0.6 mi
  • Parkway Little League Park: 0.7 mi
  • Union Depot Rail View Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Swede Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 0.7 mi
  • Highwood Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Willow Reserve: 3.4 mi
  • Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA: 3.6 mi
  • Maplewood Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums: 59
Beaches: 46
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 5.0 mi
  • Wabun C: 7.3 mi
  • Wabun A: 7.3 mi
  • Wabun B: 7.4 mi
  • Wabun D: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Pilot Knob: 7.1 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.5 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 3.1 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.7 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 0.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 3.1 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 3.2 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 3.3 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • White Worm Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 110°330 m19.0 mi
Dills MoundSE 128°320 m19.0 mi
Starks MoundESE 122°310 m17.9 mi
Bissel's MoundE 99°307 m11.3 mi
Norwegian HillWNW 301°293.522 m10.3 mi
Coons HillE 83°268 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133475969737163493522
Precip in0.50.51.42.64.04.64.04.13.12.51.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul Dwtn AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1423492036

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