Mount Josephine
Mount Josephine rises to 409 m in Minnesota. Mount Sophie stands 550 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayswaugoing Bay Overlook, a park 0.4 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 1.0 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Josephine is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota, in the United States. It overlooks Grand Portage Bay of Lake Superior.
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Wikidata Q6921525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 409 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 28.1 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
42 named places within 25 miles
- Middle Falls: 2.9 mi
- High Falls: 3.2 mi
- Arrow River Falls: 4.7 mi
- Partridge Falls: 8.7 mi
- Devil's Kettle Falls: 21.0 mi
- Grand Portage State Park: 3.1 mi
- Devon Road Mesa Provincial Nature Reserve: 4.5 mi
- Pine Bay 2: 6.9 mi
- Western Lake Superior Conservation Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Pine Bay 1 Nature Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Wayswaugoing Bay Overlook: 0.4 mi
- Grand Portage Wayside Park: 1.2 mi
- Two Fish House Beach: 7.0 mi
- Red Rock: 7.1 mi
- Flute Reed River Wayside Park: 17.1 mi
- Mount Rose: 2.0 mi
- Mount Maude: 4.6 mi
- Mount Sophie: 8.4 mi
- Farquhar Peak: 14.1 mi
- Farquhar Knob: 17.6 mi
- The Pines Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Alden's Beach Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
- Brule River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Little Brule River Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Alden's Beach: 20.2 mi
- Agate Beach: 21.3 mi
- Paradise Beach: 22.8 mi
- Lake Walk: 24.5 mi
- Minnesota's Northern Border: 3.5 mi
- Old Settlers Cemetary: 17.0 mi
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 21.6 mi
- Grand Portage Museum: 1.5 mi
- Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center: 2.0 mi
- Minnesota Welcome Center: 3.3 mi
- Grand Portage Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Josephine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sophie | WSW 255° | 550 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Maude | W 263° | 535 m | 4.6 mi |
| Farquhar Peak | WSW 239° | 381 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Rose | SW 223° | 294 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:02 | 19:30 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 21:14 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:58 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 16:15 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Portage, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7674010331
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