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Elliot Park

Elliot Park from directly overhead

Elliot Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Ave Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.96984, -93.26050

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Park Ave Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
  • Franklin Steele Square: 0.5 mi
  • Currie Park: 0.5 mi
  • Government Center Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • The Horn: 0.3 mi
  • Seven Seas: 0.3 mi
  • Tableau Congeries: 0.5 mi
  • Seeds: 0.5 mi
  • Mural on the Ave: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Beaches: 51
  • White Sand Beach: 2.7 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Deer Pen: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 4.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 4.6 mi
  • Wabun A: 4.6 mi
  • Wabun F: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.8 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 10.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadow Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.8 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.5 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 8.0 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.1 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.1 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 5.8 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elliot Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 99°307 m21.1 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 13°293.522 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel769 obs
  • House Sparrow650 obs
  • Mallard503 obs
  • Canada Goose415 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee409 obs
  • Wild Turkey390 obs
  • American Robin371 obs
  • Rock Pigeon356 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/27346775

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