Barden Park
Barden Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dennis M. Thayer, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of St. Cloud
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Side Park: 0.4 mi
- Munsinger Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Clemens Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Eastman Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
- Dennis M. Thayer: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 8.1 mi
- Stone Gate: 11.3 mi
- Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum: 0.7 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 2.4 mi
- Rail Legacy Museum: 3.2 mi
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 14.9 mi
- Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 15.9 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 3.1 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 10.9 mi
- Stoney Brook Farms: 11.2 mi
- Saint John's Pottery Studio: 11.9 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 20.6 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 3.2 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 16.1 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 16.4 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 11.4 mi
- Mt Aral: 16.2 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 11.6 mi
- Avon Beach: 15.2 mi
- SCSU Logo: 0.4 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 4.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barden Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | SSW 208° | 421 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | S 190° | 370 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:24 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:47 | 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 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Cloud Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
- Mallard203 obs
- Canada Goose102 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee78 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel59 obs
- Monarch58 obs
- Bald Eagle55 obs
- American Robin53 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee47 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/304476125
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