Ottawa Bluffs Preserve
Ottawa Bluffs Preserve is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. The nearest named place is Treaty Site History Center Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway runs past it.
The ancient Dakota name of the Ottawa Bluffs area (Maya Skádaƞ) means "Little White Bluffs". Historically, this was a rendezvous point for Sisiṭuƞwaƞ Dakota people when setting out on hunting or ricing expeditions.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- On the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 51.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 16 mi
- South Overlook · 16 mi
- Former Dam Site · 26 mi
- Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Traverse des Sioux Park: 1.4 mi
- Gault Park: 2.0 mi
- Ramsey Park: 2.0 mi
- McGill Park: 2.5 mi
- Warren Park: 2.6 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 1.4 mi
- E. St. Julien Cox House: 2.7 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 6.7 mi
- Le Sueur Museum: 7.0 mi
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 11.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.3 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 14.1 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 15.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 15.1 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 16.9 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 16.9 mi
- Swan Lake Fall: 17.1 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 3.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 14.1 mi
- Buffalo: 14.1 mi
- Winter Warrior: 14.1 mi
- Mni Mural: 14.1 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 11.5 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 13.0 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 13.1 mi
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 20.2 mi
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 22.5 mi
- Mount Krystosek: 20.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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