Bluff Park
Bluff Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Belvidere Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carver’s Cave Overlook · 2 mi
- Bruce Vento Scenic Overlook · 2 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 6 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belvidere Park: 0.3 mi
- Parque de Castillo: 0.5 mi
- Haskell Park: 0.7 mi
- Oakdale Park: 0.9 mi
- Terrace Park: 0.9 mi
- West St. Paul: 0.7 mi
- Charles W. "Speed" Holman: 1.0 mi
- Mickey's Diner: 2.0 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Liberty Bell replica: 2.3 mi
- Garden of Good Hearts: 0.8 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 2.1 mi
- Dayton Bluff Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 2.5 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Woman and Wolf Statue: 0.8 mi
- Usumacinta Meets the Mississippi: 1.5 mi
- The Sacred Dish: 1.5 mi
- Skygate: 1.8 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 1.8 mi
- Imniżaska: 1.6 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 1.8 mi
- Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA: 2.7 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Highwood Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Minnesota Museum Of American Art: 1.7 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 1.8 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Alexander Ramsey House: 1.9 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 2.0 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 5.5 mi
- Flamingo: 5.5 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 5.6 mi
- Seals: 5.6 mi
- Zebra: 5.6 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 4.0 mi
- Carver Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 6.0 mi
- Snelling Beach: 6.4 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 6.5 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 5.5 mi
- Wabun C: 6.6 mi
- Wabun A: 6.6 mi
- Wabun B: 6.6 mi
- Wabun D: 6.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.8 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Seminary Hill: 10.4 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 10.8 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 11.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 4.6 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 6.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.9 mi
- Sand Castles: 1.6 mi
- East Clay Pit: 2.0 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 2.1 mi
- West Clay Pit: 2.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.9 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 14.0 mi
- wayside rest: 15.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- White Worm Springs: 4.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 7.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 19.3 mi
- Nininger: 13.7 mi
- Point Douglas: 17.3 mi
- Garen: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bluff Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 105° | 330 m | 19.0 mi |
| Dills Mound | ESE 123° | 320 m | 18.5 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 117° | 310 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 91° | 307 m | 11.6 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 309° | 293.522 m | 10.8 mi |
| Coons Hill | ENE 78° | 268 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul Dwtn AP, under a mile away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee284 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel151 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee135 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee132 obs
- Rock Pigeon123 obs
- American Robin119 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee102 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee100 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/171972320
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 7 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 8 mi
- Minneapolis · 10 mi
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