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Eagle Mountain, a peak in Minnesota
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Eagle Mountain, a peak in Minnesota
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Eagle Mountain, a peak in Minnesota
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Eagle Mountain, a peak in Minnesota
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Eagle Mountain, a peak in Minnesota
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Eagle Mountain, a peak in Minnesota
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Eagle Mountain rises to 701 m in Minnesota. Peak 2266 stands 690 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

About

The story

Eagle Mountain is the highest natural point in Minnesota, United States, at 2,301 feet (701 m). It is in northern Cook County in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Superior National Forest in the Misquah Hills, northwest of Grand Marais. It is a Minnesota State Historic Site. Eagle Mountain is only about 12 miles (19 km) from Minnesota's lowest elevation, Lake Superior, at 600 feet (183 m). It is part of the Canadian Shield. There is also another much shorter peak also named Eagle Mountain in northern Minnesota. The shorter peak is part of the Lutsen Mountains ski resort.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q252204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
701 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.89742, -90.56034

Overlooks nearby

Around it

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Misquah Hills, highest Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Brule Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Misquah Hills: 6.1 mi
  • Peak 2266: 9.0 mi
  • Lima Mountain: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hidden Falls: 10.7 mi
  • The Cascades: 13.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Fall River Waterfall: 13.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 13.8 mi
Parks: 9
  • Terrace Point: 13.1 mi
  • Gunflint Horse Arena & Dog Park: 14.0 mi
  • Sweetheart's Bluff Sledding Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Harbor Park: 14.6 mi
  • Boulder Park: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Flour Lake Bluffs: 13.1 mi
  • Daniels Bluff: 13.5 mi
  • Clearwater Palisades: 16.0 mi
  • Red Cliff: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Old Shore Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Lake Walk: 22.0 mi
  • Paradise Beach: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Eagle Mountain: 0.0 mi
  • Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bear Tree: 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Magnetic Rock: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peak 2266ENE 75°690 m9.0 mi
Lima MountainNE 49°682 m9.6 mi
Point 2210ENE 65°673 m16.8 mi
Misquah Hills, highest PeakNNE 19°659 m5.6 mi
Honeymoon BluffNNE 31°556 m12.9 mi
Moose MountainS 169°515 m12.4 mi
Moose MountainSSW 206°515 m18.8 mi
Eagle MountainSSW 203°504 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0420:1721:06
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5015:1916:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151827374753606256453322
Precip in0.80.91.22.22.53.73.12.42.73.01.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Marais, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/932376850

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