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Anderson's Rest Picnic Area

Anderson's Rest Picnic Area from directly overhead

Anderson's Rest Picnic Area is a picnic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Eagle Mountain stands 701 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pincushion Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota DNR
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.77263, -90.25015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Pincushion Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Sawtooth Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Peak 2266: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Barrier Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Fall River Waterfall: 6.8 mi
  • Devil's Kettle: 10.1 mi
  • Devil's Kettle Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.1 mi
Parks: 12
  • Boulder Park: 4.2 mi
  • Gunflint Horse Arena & Dog Park: 4.3 mi
  • Harbor Park: 4.3 mi
  • Kadunce River State Wayside: 4.6 mi
  • Sweetheart's Bluff Sledding Hill: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Cliff: 2.9 mi
  • Flour Lake Bluffs: 20.4 mi
  • Clearwater Palisades: 21.6 mi
  • Daniels Bluff: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Old Shore Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Walk: 6.8 mi
  • Paradise Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Alden's Beach: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
  • Old Settlers Cemetary: 14.3 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bear Tree: 4.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 9.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson's Rest Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainWNW 301°701 m16.8 mi
Peak 2266NNW 333°690 m12.3 mi
Lima MountainNNW 334°682 m16.5 mi
Point 2210N 3°673 m15.7 mi
Misquah Hills, highest PeakNW 318°659 m18.8 mi
Honeymoon BluffNNW 339°556 m21.0 mi
Mount SophieENE 57°550 m22.9 mi
Moose MountainWSW 254°515 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0320:1521:04
September equinox06:4818:2019:01
December solstice07:4815:1916:12

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626364553606255433120
Precip in1.00.71.01.82.63.53.42.62.83.01.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Marais, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10964756080

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