Waveland Triangle
Waveland Triangle is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Linden Hills Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 5 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 6 mi
- May Mountain · 6 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Linden Hills Park: 0.3 mi
- Weber Park: 0.4 mi
- Kojetin Park: 0.6 mi
- Minikahda Vista Park: 0.6 mi
- Dell Park: 0.6 mi
- Southwest Anchor: 0.4 mi
- Jäger: 0.5 mi
- Celebration Of Peace: 1.2 mi
- The Spirit of Peace: 1.5 mi
- Telephone Art: 1.7 mi
- Como-Harriet Streetcar Line Depot: 0.8 mi
- The Bakken Museum: 1.0 mi
- Pavek Museum of Broadcasting: 1.3 mi
- Minnehaha Grange Hall: 1.5 mi
- Old Cahill School Museum: 1.5 mi
- William Berry: 1.0 mi
- Chinese Community Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Waterside Monument and Pier: 1.1 mi
- Welcome to St. Louis Park: 1.1 mi
- Babyland: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Serenity: 1.2 mi
- Garden of Seasons: 1.3 mi
- Lakeview Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Lyndale Park Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.5 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Raspberry Island: 2.3 mi
- Mike's Island: 2.4 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 4.6 mi
- Tulip House: 2.7 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 3.3 mi
- Burnes Park: 3.8 mi
- Berger Fountain: 3.8 mi
- Downtown Park: 4.2 mi
- Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lake Harriet North Beach: 1.1 mi
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 1.3 mi
- 32nd Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Glen: 5.8 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.8 mi
- Wabun F: 5.9 mi
- Wabun G: 5.9 mi
- Wabun D: 5.9 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 6.1 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 8.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.4 mi
- Seminary Hill: 12.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
- East Clay Pit: 10.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 12.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.7 mi
- Shadow Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 9.8 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 11.2 mi
- White Worm Springs: 16.6 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- wayside rest: 18.0 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Nininger: 23.4 mi
- San Francisco: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waveland Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 90° | 307 m | 24.1 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 30° | 293.522 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:47 | 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 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 5 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee381 obs
- Virginia waterleaf355 obs
- Mallard260 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee251 obs
- Monarch156 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee156 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee150 obs
- White-tailed Deer135 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/41413725
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 6 mi
- Twin Cities · 6 mi
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