Stagecoach Prairie
Stagecoach Prairie is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bison Prairie, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.9 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kingfisher Overlook · 2 mi
- Picnic Point · 3 mi
- Stillwater Overlook · 7 mi
- Carver’s Cave Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bison Prairie: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Farm Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Oxbow Trails: 1.8 mi
- Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus: 3.1 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Roaming Stone: 0.9 mi
- River Bench: 3.0 mi
- Tug of War: 8.8 mi
- Snowman: 11.1 mi
- The Sacred Dish: 12.8 mi
- Cully Park: 1.2 mi
- Humphries Park: 1.4 mi
- W. R. Pettitt Park: 1.6 mi
- Saint Mary's Point City Park: 1.9 mi
- Crocker Park: 2.0 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 1.5 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 1.6 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 2.8 mi
- Louis Massey: 3.6 mi
- Woodbury Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 10.3 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 10.3 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Dragon Garden: 13.2 mi
- St. Paul – Changsha Friendship Garden: 13.5 mi
- Afton Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Octagon House: 3.6 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Warden's House Museum: 8.7 mi
- The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Saint Croix Railroad: 3.4 mi
- Avalon: 8.1 mi
- Jubilee II: 8.1 mi
- Empress: 8.1 mi
- Anastasia: 8.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 2.2 mi
- Lakeland Beach: 2.5 mi
- Camp St. Croix Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pembles Beach: 4.0 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 2.1 mi
- Coons Hill: 3.8 mi
- Melander Hill: 7.3 mi
- Starks Mound: 9.0 mi
- Mount Hellen: 9.9 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 17.8 mi
- Wabun C: 20.1 mi
- Wabun A: 20.1 mi
- Wabun B: 20.1 mi
- Willow Falls: 8.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 10.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 14.6 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 17.4 mi
- Sand Castles: 13.4 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 13.5 mi
- East Clay Pit: 15.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 15.6 mi
- West Clay Pit: 15.6 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 1.6 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 1.6 mi
- wayside rest: 23.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 19.8 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 20.6 mi
- Nininger: 12.7 mi
- Point Douglas: 12.8 mi
- Garen: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stagecoach Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | SE 139° | 330 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dills Mound | S 170° | 320 m | 11.0 mi |
| Starks Mound | SSE 166° | 310 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | WSW 245° | 307 m | 2.1 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | WNW 286° | 293.522 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coons Hill | NE 45° | 268 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/334374240
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 20 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 21 mi
- Minneapolis · 23 mi
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