Disappointment Mountain
Disappointment Mountain rises to 552 m in Minnesota. The nearest named place is Dorothy Molter Cabin Site, a attraction 5.7 miles away. Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
Disappointment Mountain, also sometimes called Disappointment Hill, is a peak in northeastern Minnesota. It is located about a mile east of the lake which shares its name.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5281300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 552 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- High Cliffs Overlook · 28 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
27 named places within 25 miles
- Eddy Falls: 12.0 mi
- Basswood Falls: 16.5 mi
- Newton Falls: 18.2 mi
- Newton Falls: 18.2 mi
- Pipestone Falls: 18.5 mi
- Dorothy Molter Cabin Site: 5.7 mi
- hog creek trail launch: 17.0 mi
- International Wolf Center: 23.8 mi
- Large rock core: 24.5 mi
- Pillow Rock: 24.7 mi
- The Lodge: 7.5 mi
- Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center: 24.0 mi
- Gunflint Trail Historical Society: 24.0 mi
- Dorothy Molter Museum: 24.1 mi
- Ely-Winton History Museum: 24.3 mi
- Kelso Mountain: 19.2 mi
- Jack Pine Mountain: 21.0 mi
- Winton Park: 22.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
- The Boy Scout statue: 7.6 mi
- Fall Lake Campground Beach: 17.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 26 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY 25E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7802070169
Day trips start here
- Ely · 25 mi
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