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Windom Park

Windom Park from directly overhead

Windom Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Crest Triangle, a park 0.3 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 8 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
Coordinates45.01252, -93.23563

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 53
  • White Sand Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.6 mi
  • Deer Pen: 6.7 mi
  • Wabun B: 6.8 mi
  • Wabun A: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Norwegian Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.9 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.8 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.9 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 8.9 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Forest Lake Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • wayside rest: 22.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 8.0 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundESE 107°307 m20.6 mi
Norwegian HillNNW 338°293.522 m0.9 mi
Coons HillE 96°268 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,041 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee267 obs
  • Black-and-gold Bumble Bee158 obs
  • Western Honey Bee148 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee138 obs
  • Red-belted Bumble Bee128 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel125 obs
  • common milkweed124 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/43635940

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