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Judge C. R. Magney State Park

Judge C. R. Magney State Park from directly overhead

Judge C. R. Magney State Park is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Eagle Mountain stands 701 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Kettle Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 1.6 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Getting there

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Coordinates47.83900, -90.06358

Overlooks nearby

Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Farquhar Knob: 3.8 mi
  • Farquhar Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Pincushion Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 12.8 mi
  • Mount Sophie: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Devil's Kettle Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Devil's Kettle: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Partridge Falls: 14.7 mi
Parks: 13
  • Hutt Point: 2.6 mi
  • Flute Reed River Wayside Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kadunce River State Wayside: 5.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Bay Hiking Trailhead: 5.9 mi
  • Gunflint Horse Arena & Dog Park: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Paradise Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Alden's Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Walk: 3.5 mi
  • Old Shore Beach: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Cliff: 7.2 mi
  • Clearwater Palisades: 21.1 mi
  • Flour Lake Bluffs: 21.3 mi
  • Daniels Bluff: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Grand Portage Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • The Bear Tree: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Judge C. R. Magney State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainW 280°701 m23.4 mi
Peak 2266WNW 294°690 m15.7 mi
Lima MountainWNW 303°682 m18.8 mi
Point 2210NW 325°673 m13.5 mi
Misquah Hills, highest PeakWNW 294°659 m23.2 mi
Honeymoon BluffNW 313°556 m22.1 mi
Mount SophieNE 53°550 m13.2 mi
Mount MaudeENE 56°535 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:13
June solstice05:0220:1521:03
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:4715:1716:11

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626364553606255433120
Precip in1.00.71.01.82.63.53.42.62.83.01.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Marais, 14 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canadian bunchberry42 obs
  • bluebead lily34 obs
  • thimbleberry32 obs
  • fireweed25 obs
  • wild sarsaparilla24 obs
  • red baneberry19 obs
  • common jewelweed17 obs
  • ostrich fern17 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/39876371

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