Charest Park
Charest Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Valley Trails, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Maple Grove Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.9 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 11 mi
- May Mountain · 12 mi
- Mound · 13 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maple Valley Trails: 0.5 mi
- Elm Creek Playfields: 0.5 mi
- Bayless Playlot: 0.7 mi
- Forestview Ponds Park: 0.8 mi
- Boerboom Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Maple Grove History Museum: 0.8 mi
- Robbinsdale Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Uptown Hamel Library/Museum: 8.0 mi
- Fridley History Center: 8.4 mi
- Minnesota Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Schmidt Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Schmidt Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Anoka-Ramsey Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- The Svitak Family Forest Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Maple Grove Forest Preservation Area B: 5.0 mi
- Maple Grove Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Angel of Hope: 2.2 mi
- Stone Grill: 4.9 mi
- Amphitheatre: 5.0 mi
- Coon Rapids Dam: 5.2 mi
- Pixel Jared: 2.7 mi
- Anoka Kindness Rock Garden: 5.1 mi
- Above and Beyond: 5.2 mi
- Cootie: 7.7 mi
- Aqurbane: 9.7 mi
- Pumpkin Roundabout: 4.7 mi
- Bowlero: 9.5 mi
- Oliver H. Kelley Farm: 10.9 mi
- Berger Fountain: 12.7 mi
- Tulip House: 13.1 mi
- Southbrook Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
- LifeGARDEN Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Lions Coon Creek Park Garden: 6.6 mi
- Ray Lemke Garden: 8.3 mi
- Blooming Heights: 10.0 mi
- Rice Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- French Park Beach: 7.6 mi
- Wirth Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 12.5 mi
- Chipmunk picnic area: 1.3 mi
- Shady Ridge: 7.4 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 16.4 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 17.6 mi
- Deer Pen: 17.8 mi
- Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 7.8 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 11.1 mi
- Seminary Hill: 13.1 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 20.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 21.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.7 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 16.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 17.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 17.8 mi
- East Clay Pit: 20.7 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 20.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 20.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 21.0 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 15.4 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 19.1 mi
- Boiling Springs: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | SE 130° | 293.522 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Crystal AP, 6 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee29 obs
- Mallard25 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco25 obs
- Northern Cardinal22 obs
- Wild Turkey21 obs
- Canada Goose18 obs
- American Robin18 obs
- White-tailed Deer18 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/468504053
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 13 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 14 mi
- Twin Cities · 16 mi
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