East Phillips Park
East Phillips Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Avenue Field Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 0.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 1 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 3 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Avenue Field Park: 0.2 mi
- Normanna Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Milwaukee Avenue Mini Park: 0.4 mi
- Phillips Park: 0.4 mi
- Murphy Square: 0.5 mi
- Merwyn: 0.3 mi
- Mural on the Ave: 0.5 mi
- Seeds: 0.6 mi
- The Ribs of Humanity: 0.7 mi
- Tableau Congeries: 0.7 mi
- Community Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- West Bank Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Gethsemane Garden: 1.3 mi
- Greenleaf Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sister's Camelot Garden: 1.7 mi
- Plaza Centenario General Emiliano Zapata: 0.9 mi
- Ghost Bike: 1.2 mi
- 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden: 1.3 mi
- Mill City Museum: 1.4 mi
- John Sargent Pillsbury: 1.4 mi
- Shoe Tree: 0.9 mi
- Legacy Ship: 1.1 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
- Berger Fountain: 1.8 mi
- Tulip House: 2.5 mi
- Weisman Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 1.2 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1.3 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck: 1.5 mi
- Raspberry Island: 2.8 mi
- Mike's Island: 2.9 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- White Sand Beach: 1.9 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 2.6 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 2.8 mi
- 32nd Beach: 3.0 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 3.3 mi
- Deer Pen: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Glen: 3.6 mi
- Wabun B: 3.7 mi
- Wabun A: 3.7 mi
- Wabun F: 3.7 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.6 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 10.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 2.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 3.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.3 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.5 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 3.6 mi
- West Clay Pit: 7.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 7.2 mi
- East Clay Pit: 7.3 mi
- Sand Castles: 8.8 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- wayside rest: 18.7 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 22.5 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 1.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 4.9 mi
- White Worm Springs: 13.7 mi
- Boiling Springs: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Phillips Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 97° | 307 m | 20.4 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | N 3° | 293.522 m | 4.5 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 87° | 268 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel783 obs
- Mallard759 obs
- House Sparrow674 obs
- Canada Goose564 obs
- Wild Turkey417 obs
- American Robin417 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee414 obs
- Northern Cardinal364 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/47652678
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 2 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 2 mi
- Twin Cities · 2 mi
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