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Little Brule River Picnic Area

Little Brule River Picnic Area from directly overhead

Little Brule River Picnic Area is a picnic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Eagle Mountain stands 701 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota DNR
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates47.80688, -90.07733

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Farquhar Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Farquhar Peak: 8.7 mi
  • Pincushion Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Sawtooth Bluff: 13.2 mi
Parks: 13
  • Hutt Point: 0.3 mi
  • Kadunce River State Wayside: 3.7 mi
  • Flute Reed River Wayside Park: 5.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Bay Hiking Trailhead: 7.2 mi
  • Boulder Park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Devil's Kettle: 2.0 mi
  • Devil's Kettle Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Fall River Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Paradise Beach: 0.0 mi
  • Lake Walk: 1.6 mi
  • Alden's Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Old Shore Beach: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Cliff: 5.5 mi
  • Flour Lake Bluffs: 22.4 mi
  • Clearwater Palisades: 22.5 mi
  • Daniels Bluff: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
  • Old Settlers Cemetary: 6.0 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Grand Portage Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • The Bear Tree: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainWNW 286°701 m23.3 mi
Peak 2266WNW 302°690 m16.1 mi
Lima MountainNW 310°682 m19.6 mi
Point 2210NNW 332°673 m15.0 mi
Misquah Hills, highest PeakWNW 300°659 m23.6 mi
Honeymoon BluffNW 318°556 m23.3 mi
Mount SophieNE 48°550 m15.1 mi
Mount MaudeNE 52°535 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:13
June solstice05:0220:1521:03
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:4715:1816:11

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10964768758

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